CH10 Abbreviations

Question 1

AD

Answer 1

alzheimer disease

Question 2

AFP

Answer 2

alpha-fetoprotein (elevated levels in amniotic fluid and maternal blood are associated with congenital malformations of the nervous system, such as anencephaly and spina bifida

Question 3

ALS

Answer 3

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis- lou gehrig disease

Question 4

AVM

Answer 4

arteriovenous malformations; congenital tangle of arteries and veins in the cerebrum

Question 5

BBB

Answer 5

blood brain barrier

Question 6

CNS

Answer 6

central nervous sytem

Question 7

CSF

Answer 7

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 8

CT

Answer 8

computed tomography

Question 9

CVA

Answer 9

cerebrovascular accident

Question 10

EEG

Answer 10

electroencephalography

Question 11

ICP

Answer 11

intracranial pressure

Question 12

LP

Answer 12

lumbar puncture

Question 13

MG

Answer 13

myasthenia gravis

Question 14

MRA

Answer 14

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 15

MRI

Answer 15

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 16

MS

Answer 16

multiple sclerosis

Question 17

PET

Answer 17

positron emission tomography

Question 18

PNS

Answer 18

peripheral nervous system

Question 19

TBI

Answer 19

traumatic brain injury

Question 20

TIA

Answer 20

transient ischemic attach

Question 21

tPA

Answer 21

tissue plasminogen activator