Nervous System Flashcards by Ryan Munns

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ACh

A

acetycholine

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AD

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Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer dementia

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ADD

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attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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ALD

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adrenoleukodystrophy

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ALS

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amyptrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)

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ANESTH, ANES

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anesthesia

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ANS

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autonomic nervous system

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BAER

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brainstem auditory evoked response

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BBB

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blood brain barrier

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BD

A

brain dead

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BEAM

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brain electrical activity mapping

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CBF

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cerebral brain flow

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CJD

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Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (Mad Cow disease)

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CNE

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chronic nervous exhaustion

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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CVD

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cerebrovascular disease

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DAI

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diffuse axonal injury

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DT

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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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ICH

A

intracerevral hemorrhage

Q

ICP

A

intracranial pressure

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IQ

A

intelligence quotient

Q

LMN

A

lower motor neuron

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LOC

A

level / loss of consciousness

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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

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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

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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

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TENS

A

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

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TGA

A

transient global amnesia

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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UMN

A

upper motor neuron