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Central Nervous System Flashcards

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum, brain

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dur/o

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hard, dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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gangli/o

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gangliiion

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mening/i, mening/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerve

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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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nerve root

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esthesi/o

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sensation, sensitivity, feeling

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mon/o

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one

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phas/o

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speech

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poli/o

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gray matter

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psych/o, ment/o, phren/o

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mind

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quadr/i

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four

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hemi-

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half

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pre-

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before

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tetra-

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four

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-iatry

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physician, treatment

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-ictal

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seizure, attack

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-paresis

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slight paralysis

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cerebellitis

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inflammation of the cerebellum

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cerebral thrombosis

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condition of a blood clot in the cerebrum

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duritis

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inflammation of the dura mater

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encephalitis

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inflammation of the brain

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encephalomalacia

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softening of the brain

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meningitis

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inflammation of the meninges

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meningocele

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protrusion of the meninges (through a defect in the skull or vertebral column)

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neuralgia

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pain in a nerve

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neuroarthropathy

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disease of nerves and joints

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neurasthenia

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nerve weakness (nervous exhaustion, fatigue, and weakness)

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neuritis

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inflammation of the nerve

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neuroblast

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developing nerve cell

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alzheimer’s disease

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disease characterized by early senility, confusion, loss of recognition of persons or familiar surroundings, and restlessness.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

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progressive muscle atrophy caused by hardening of nerve tissue on the lateral columns of the spinal cord. Also called Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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cerebral aneurysm

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aneurysm in the cerebrum

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cerebral palsy (CP)

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condition characterized by lack of muscle control and partial paralysis, caused by a brain defect or lesion present at birth or shortly after.

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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

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interruption of blood supply to the brain caused by a cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism,, or cerebral hemorrhage. The patient may experience mild to severe paralysis.

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epilepsy

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disorder in which the main symptom is recurring seizures.

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hydrocephalus

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increased amount of cerebral spinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, which causes enlargement of the cranium.

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multiple sclerosis (MS)

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degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain and spinal cord.

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Parkinson’s disease

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chronic degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. Symptoms include muscle tremors, rigidity, expressionless face, and shuffling gait. It usually occurs after the age of 50.

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cerebral angiography

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process of x-ray filming of the blood vessels in the brain (after an injection of contrast medium)

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echoencephalography

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process of recording brain structures by use of sound (also called ultrasonography)

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electroencephalogram

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record of the electrical impulse of the brain

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myelogram

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x-ray film of the spinal cord (after injection of dye into the spinal fluid that surrounds the spinal cord)

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computed tomography of the brain

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process that includes the use of a computer to produce a series of images of the tissues of the brain at any desired depth. The procedures is noninvasive, painless, and particularly useful in diagnosing brain tumors. Also referred to as a CT scan or CAT scan for computed axial tomography.

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lumbar puncture (LP)

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insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. It is performed for many reasons, including the removal of cerebrospinal fluid for diagnostic purposes.

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magnetic resonance imaging of the head (MRI)

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a noninvasive technique that produces cross-sectional and vertical images of cranial structures by use of magnetic waves. Unlike CT scan, MRI produces images without use of radiation or contrast medium.

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ataxia

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lack of muscle coordination

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coma

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state of profound unconsciousness

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concussion

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violent jarring or shaking that results in an injury. Brain concussions are caused by slight or severe head injury; symptoms include vertigo and loss of consciousness.

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conscious

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awake, alert, aware of one’s surroundings.

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convulsion

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sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles.

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dementia

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mental decline

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gait

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a manner or style of walking

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paraplegia

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paralysis from the waist down caused by damage to the lower level of the spinal cord

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seizure

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sudden attack

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shunt

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tube implanted in the body to redirect the flow of a fluid

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syncope

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fainting or sudden loss of consciousness caused by lack of blood supply to the cerebrum.

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unconsciousness

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state of being unaware of surroundings and incapable of responding to stimuli as a result of injury, shock, or illness.

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monoparesis

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slight paralysis of one (limb).

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one (limb).

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panplegia

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total paralysis (also spelled pamplegia)

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anesthesia

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loss of feeling or sensation

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aphasia

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condition of loss or impairment of the ability to speak.

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hyperesthesia

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condition of excessive sensitivity (to stimuli)

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dysphasia

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condition of difficulty in speaking.

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hemiparesis

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slight paralysis of half (right or left side of the body)

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half (right or left side) of the body; cerebrovascular accident is the most common cause of hemiplegia.

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