Nervous System Abbreviations

Question 1

AD

Answer 1

Alzheimer disease

Question 2

AFP

Answer 2

alpha-fetoprotein; elevated levels in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood is associated with congenital malformations of the nervous system such as anencephaly and spina bifida

Question 3

ALS

Answer 3

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig disease

Question 4

AVM

Answer 4

arteriovenous malformation; congenital tangle of arteries and veins in the cerebrum

Question 5

BBB

Answer 5

blood-brain barrier

Question 6

CNS

Answer 6

central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)

Question 7

CSF

Answer 7

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 8

CT

Answer 8

computed tomography

Question 9

CVA

Answer 9

cerebrovascular accident

Question 10

EEG

Answer 10

electroencephalography

Question 11

GABA

Answer 11

gamma-aminobutyric acid (neurotransmitter)

Question 12

ICP

Answer 12

intracranial pressure (normal pressure is 5 to 15 mm Hg)

Question 13

LP

Answer 13

lumbar puncture

Question 14

MAC

Answer 14

monitored anesthetic care

Question 15

MG

Answer 15

myasthenia gravis

Question 16

MRA

Answer 16

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 17

MRI

Answer 17

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 18

MS

Answer 18

multiple sclerosis

Question 19

1/2P

Answer 19

hemiparesis

Question 20

PCA

Answer 20

patient-controlled analgesia

Question 21

PET

Answer 21

positron emission tomography

Question 22

PNS

Answer 22

peripheral nervous system

Question 23

PSRS

Answer 23

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

Question 24

Sz

Answer 24

seizure

Question 25

TBI

Answer 25

traumatic brain injury

Question 26

TENS

Answer 26

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; technique using a battery-powered device to relieve acute and chronic pain

Question 27

TIA

Answer 27

transient ischemic attack

Question 28

TLE

Answer 28

temporal lobe epilepsy

Question 29

tPA

Answer 29

tissue plasminogen activator; a clot-dissolving drug used as therapy for a stroke