5.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective Flashcards
echoencephalography
procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves
electroencephalography (EEG)
procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain
lumbar puncture (LP)
inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid, commonly called a
cerebral angiography
procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain
magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
procedure used to examine blood vessels
myelogram
Myelo-Spinal cord
Gram- Record
image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray
positron emission tomography (PET) scan
an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain
transcranial Doppler sonography
an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull
transcranial Doppler sonography
imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through
cerebellitis
cerebell / itis
cerebellum / infl
inflammation of the cerebellum
cerebral atrophy
Cerebral- Brain
Al - pertaining to
atrophy- nourishment
wasting away of brain tissue
duritis
inflammation of the dura
encephalocele
encephal- brain
cele- hernia
hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull)
hematoma
Hemat- Blodd vessel
Oma- Tumor
tumorlike mass made up of blood
cranial hematoma
cranial- Skull
hemat- blood vessel
oma- tumor
a hematoma beneath the skull
epidural hematoma
epi- upon dura- al- pertaining to hemat- blood vessel oma- tumor
hematoma located on top of the dura
intracerebral hematoma
a hematoma located inside the brain
subdural hematoma
Sub- beneath
dura
hemat- blood vessel
oma- tumor
a hematoma located beneath the dura
macrocephaly
Macro- large
Cephal- head
y- condition
abnormally large head
microcephaly
Micro- small
cephal- head
y- condition
abnormally small head
meningocele
mening
cele- hernia
a hernia of the meninges
myelocele
myelo- spinal cord
cele- hernia
a hernia of the spinal cord
myelomalacia
myelo- spinal cord
malacia- softening
abnormal softening of the spinal cord
myelomeningocele
Myelo- Spinal cord
menings
cele- hernia
a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges
neuritis
neuro- nerve
itis- inflammation
nerve inflammation
neuroma
neruo- nerve
oma- tumor
a nerve tumor
neurosclerosis
neuro- nerve
scelerosis- hardneing
hardening of nerves
agnosia
a- not
gnosi- knowledge
not having knowledge
apathy
a- not
pathy- suffering
y- condition
lack of emotion
hyperkinesia
Hyper- over
kinesia- movement
increase in muscle movement or activity
neurasthenia
nerve weakness
neuroglycopenia
deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity
nystagmus
involuntary back and forth eye movements
prosopagnosia
inability to recognize faces
anesthesiologist
doctor who specializes in anesthesiology
afferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
efferent nerve
nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system
neurogenic
originating from/created by nerves
psychiatrist
doctor who specializes in the treatment of the mind
psychiatry
branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind
psychogenic
originating in/created by the mind
psychologist
doctor who specializes in the study of the mind
psychology
branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind
psychosomatic
pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind
diopathic
having no known cause or origin
interictal
time between seizures
postictal
Post- after
ictal- seizure
time after a seizure
preictal
time before a seizure
tonic
pertaining to muscle tone (normally weak or unresponsive)
clonus
muscle spasm or twitching
tonic-clonic seizure
seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase
