Chapter 10 Nervous system Flashcards
caus/o
burning, burn
cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
contus/o
bruise
concuss/o
shaken together, violently agitated
encephal/o
brain
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
esthet/o
feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception
-mania
madness
-phasia
speak or speech
psych/o
mind
radicul/o
root or nerve root
-tropic
having an affinity for
acrophobia
fear of heights
Bell’s palsy
temporary paralysis of the 7th cranial nerve, causes paralysis only on affected side of the face
causalgia
persistent, severe burning pain that usually follows an injury
cerebral palsy
group of disorders characterized by poor muscle control, spasticity and other neuro deficits
cervical radiculopathy
nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve root in the neck
cranial hematoma
collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain
delirium
acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking and memory, agitation, and hullucination
delirium tremens
disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by stopping alcohol consumption
dura mater
thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges
factitious disorder
condition that a person acts like they have a physical or mental illness when they are fine
hallucination
sensory perception experienced in the absence of external stimulation
hyperesthesia
condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain or other stimuli
meningocele
congenital herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull or spinal column
multiple sclerosis
progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath
myelitis
inflammation of the spinal cord, inflammation of the bone marrow
myelography
flouroscopic and CT of the spinal cord after the injection of a contrast medium through a lumbar puncture
parasomia
general term for several categories of sleep disorders that occur while falling asleep, during sleep or while waking from sleep
paresthesia
burning or prickling sensation with no apparent cause, usually occurs in the hands, arms, leg or feet
reyes’s syndrome
serious or deadly disorder in kids characterized by vomiting and confusion sometimes following a viral illness which the kid was treated with asprin
seizure
sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that affects how a person feels or acts for a short time
syncope
brief loss of consciousness caused by the decreased flow pf blood to the brain
trigeminal neuralgia
chronic pain condition characterized by severe, lightning like pain due to an inflammation of the 5th cranial nerve, affects cheek, lip and gums on one side
