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Ch.6 (Nervous) Flashcards

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cerebr/o, encephal/o

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brain

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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lob/o

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lobe

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cephal/o

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head

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crani/o

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head, skull

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mening/o, meningi/o

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meninges

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dur/o

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dura

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neur/o

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nerve

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gangli/o

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nerve bundle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-asthenia

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weakness

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aphasia

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inability to speak

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ataxia

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lack of coordination

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catatonia

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reduced muscle tone condition

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delirium

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brief loss of mental function

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dementia

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decline in mental function

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dysphasia

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difficulty speaking

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dystonia

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involuntary muscle movements

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myoclonus

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muscle twitch

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myospasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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neurasthenia

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nerve weakenss

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somnambulism

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sleep walking

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syncope

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fainting

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cephalalgia

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head pain

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cephalodynia

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head pain

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encephalalgia

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brain pain

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neuralgia

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nerve pain

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neurodynia

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nerve pain

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hemiparesis

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half-body paralysis

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hemiplegia

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half-body paralysis

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monoparesis

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partial paralysis of one limb

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monoplegia

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paralysis of one limb

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paralysis

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loss of sensation and motor function

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paresis

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partial paralysis with degrees of sensation

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causalgia

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burning sensation

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dysesthesia

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bad feeling

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hyperesthesia

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increased sensation

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paresthesia

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abnormal sensation (tingling)

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pseudoesthesia

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false sensation

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synesthesia

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one sense is experiences as another (seeing color)

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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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agoraphobia

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fear of outdoor spaces

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hydrophobia

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fear of water

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kleptomania

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desire to steal

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photophobia

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excessive sensitivity to light

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pyromania

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desire to set fire

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echoencephalography

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procedure to examine brain with sound waves

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EEG

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procedure to examine electrical brain activity

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lumbar puncture

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procedure to collect spinal fluid

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51
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cerebral angiography

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procedure to examine blood vessels in brain

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52
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MRA (angiography)

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procedure to examine blood vessels

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myelogram

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xray image of spine

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PET scan

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uses radiation to produce cross sections of brain

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transcranial doppler sonography

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produces an image of the brain with sound waves thru skull

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cerebellitis

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cerebellum inflammation

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cerebral atrophy

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wasting away of brain tissue

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duritis

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dura inflammation

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encephalocele

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brain hernia

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cranial hematoma

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hematoma beneath the skull

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epidural hematoma

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hematoma on top of the dura

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intracerebral hematoma

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hematoma inside the brain

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subdural hematoma

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hematoma beneath the dura

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meningocele

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hernia of the meninges

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myelocele

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spine hernia

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myelomalacia

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spinal cord softening

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myelomeningocele

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spine and meninges hernia

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neuritis

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nerve inflammation

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neuroma

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nerve tumor

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neurosclerosis

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nerve hardening

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polyneuritis

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multiple nerve inflammation

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agnosia

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inability to comprehend

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apathy

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lack of emotion

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neurasthesia

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nerve weakness

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neuroglycoenia

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sugar deficiency that interferes with brain activity

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nystagmus

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involuntary eye movements

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prosopagnosia

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inability to recognize faces

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afferent nerve

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carries signals towards the CNS

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efferent nerve

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carries signal away from CNS

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neurogenic

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originating from nerves

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psychogenic

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originating from the mind

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psychosomatic

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relationship between the body and mind

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interictal

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time between seizures

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postictal

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time after seizure

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preictal

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time before a seizure

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tonic

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pertaining to muscle tone

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clonus

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muscle spasm

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tonic-clonic seizure

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seizure with tonic and clonic phases

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hemorrhagic stroke

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blood loss to the brain from ruptured blood vessel

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ischemic stroke

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blood loss to the brain from blockage

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transient ischemic attack

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mini stroke from blockage that goes away in 24 hrs

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cerebrovascular disease

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disease of brain blood vessels

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cerebral arteriosclerosis

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hardening of brain artery

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cerebral atherosclerosis

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hardening of brain artery from plaque buildup

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cerebral embolism

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blood vessel blockage from foreign object

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cerebral thrombosis

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blood vessel blockage from clot

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craniostenosis

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abnormal narrowing of skull

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hydrocephaly

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accumulation of spinal fluid in brain

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astrocytoma

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tumor of the astrocyte glial cells

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ganglioma

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ganglion tumor

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glioblastoma

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tumor of glioblast cells

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encephalopathy

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disease of the brain

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encephalopyosis

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pus abscess in brain

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ganglitis

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ganglion inflammation

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intracerebral hemorrhage

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bleeding inside the brain

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myelitis

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spine inflammation

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myelodysplasia

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spine development defect

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neuroarthropathy

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joint disease associated with nerves

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poliomyelitis

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gray matter inflammation

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polyneuropathy

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disease affecting multiple nerves

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ALS

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degenerative disease with loss of muscle control

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hypomania

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mental state just below mania

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local anesthetic

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doesn’t affect consciousness

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regional anesthetic

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injected into nerve to lose sensation in area

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anticonvulsant

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anti seizure med

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anxiolytic

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anti anxiety

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neuropharmacology

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study of drugs’ effect on nervous system

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psychopharmacology

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study of drugs’ effects on mental processes

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psychotropic

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drugs able to turn the mind

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thrombolytic

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dissolves clots

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cerebrotomy

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incision into brain

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craniectomy

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removal of piece of skull

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endarterectomy

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removal of inside an artery

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lobotomy

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incision into a lobe

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neurectomy

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removal of nerve

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neurolysis

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destruction of nerve tissue

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neuroplasty

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reconstruction of nerve

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neurorrhaphy

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suturing of nerve

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neurotomy

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incision into a nerve

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EMG

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electromyogram

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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LOC

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level of consciousness

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

HEAL 132 (12 decks)

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