Nervous System Flashcards

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ACh

A

acetycholine

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AD

A

Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer dementia

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3
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ADD

A

attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

A

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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5
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ALD

A

adrenoleukodystrophy

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ALS

A

amyptrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)

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ANESTH, ANES

A

anesthesia

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8
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ANS

A

autonomic nervous system

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BAER

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brainstem auditory evoked response

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BBB

A

blood brain barrier

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BD

A

brain dead

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12
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BEAM

A

brain electrical activity mapping

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13
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CBF

A

cerebral brain flow

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14
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CJD

A

Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (Mad Cow disease)

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15
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CNE

A

chronic nervous exhaustion

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16
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CP

A

cerebral palsy

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CSF

A

cerebrospinal fluid

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18
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

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19
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CVD

A

cerebrovascular disease

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20
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DAI

A

diffuse axonal injury

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21
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DT

A

delirium tremens

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ECT

A

electroconvulsive therapy

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EEG

A

electroencephalogram

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EST

A

electric shock therapy

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GAD

A

generalized anxiety disorder

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GAS

A

general adaptation syndrome

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HD

A

Huntington disease

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Q

ICH

A

intracerevral hemorrhage

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ICP

A

intracranial pressure

30
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IQ

A

intelligence quotient

31
Q

LMN

A

lower motor neuron

32
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LOC

A

level / loss of consciousness

33
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LP

A

lumber puncture

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MA

A

mental age

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MBD

A

minimal brain dysfunction

36
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MND

A

motor neuron disease

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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

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NCS

A

nerve conduction study

39
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NF

A

neurofibromatosis

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OBS

A

organic brain syndrome

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OCD

A

obsessive compulsive disorder

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OMD

A

organic mental disorders

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PD

A

Parkinson disease, psychotic depression, psychotic dementia

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PNI

A

peripheral nerve injury

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PNS

A

peripheral nervous system

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PTSD

A

post traumatic stress disorder

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RIND

A

reversible ischemic neurologic deficit

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SAD

A

seasonal affective disorder

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Sz

A

seizure

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TBI

A

traumatic brain injury

51
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TENS

A

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

52
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TGA

A

transient global amnesia

53
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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

54
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UMN

A

upper motor neuron