Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
ACh
A
acetycholine
2
Q
AD
A
Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer dementia
3
Q
ADD
A
attention deficit disorder
4
Q
ADHD
A
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
5
Q
ALD
A
adrenoleukodystrophy
6
Q
ALS
A
amyptrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)
7
Q
ANESTH, ANES
A
anesthesia
8
Q
ANS
A
autonomic nervous system
9
Q
BAER
A
brainstem auditory evoked response
10
Q
BBB
A
blood brain barrier
11
Q
BD
A
brain dead
12
Q
BEAM
A
brain electrical activity mapping
13
Q
CBF
A
cerebral brain flow
14
Q
CJD
A
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (Mad Cow disease)
15
Q
CNE
A
chronic nervous exhaustion
16
Q
CP
A
cerebral palsy
17
Q
CSF
A
cerebrospinal fluid
18
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
19
Q
CVD
A
cerebrovascular disease
20
Q
DAI
A
diffuse axonal injury
21
Q
DT
A
delirium tremens
22
Q
ECT
A
electroconvulsive therapy
23
Q
EEG
A
electroencephalogram
24
Q
EST
A
electric shock therapy
25
GAD
generalized anxiety disorder
26
GAS
general adaptation syndrome
27
HD
Huntington disease
28
ICH
intracerevral hemorrhage
29
ICP
intracranial pressure
30
IQ
intelligence quotient
31
LMN
lower motor neuron
32
LOC
level / loss of consciousness
33
LP
lumber puncture
34
MA
mental age
35
MBD
minimal brain dysfunction
36
MND
motor neuron disease
37
MS
multiple sclerosis
38
NCS
nerve conduction study
39
NF
neurofibromatosis
40
OBS
organic brain syndrome
41
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
42
OMD
organic mental disorders
43
PD
Parkinson disease, psychotic depression, psychotic dementia
44
PNI
peripheral nerve injury
45
PNS
peripheral nervous system
46
PTSD
post traumatic stress disorder
47
RIND
reversible ischemic neurologic deficit
48
SAD
seasonal affective disorder
49
Sz
seizure
50
TBI
traumatic brain injury
51
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
52
TGA
transient global amnesia
53
TIA
transient ischemic attack
54
UMN
upper motor neuron
