Neuro abbreviations and definitions

Question 1

MS

Answer 1

multiple sclerosis

Question 2

PD

Answer 2

Parkinson’s disease

Question 3

RLS

Answer 3

restless legs syndrome

Question 4

DTs

Answer 4

delirium tremens

Question 5

CSF

Answer 5

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 6

LP

Answer 6

lumbar puncture

Question 7

ICP

Answer 7

intracranial pressure

Question 8

EEG

Answer 8

electroencephalography

Question 9

CNS

Answer 9

central nervous system

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TIA

Answer 10

transient ischemic attack

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CVA

Answer 11

cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Question 12

DTR

Answer 12

deep tendon reflexes

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AAO x3

Answer 13

alert, awake, and oriented to time, place, and person

Question 14

Cerebrum

Answer 14

Outer, and largest region of the brain. Includes the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes

Question 15

Cerebrovascular

Answer 15

Blood vessels of the cerebrum

Question 16

Syncope

Answer 16

sudden, temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone

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Vertigo

Answer 17

A perception that the room is spinning or rotating

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Diplopia

Answer 18

double vision

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Ataxia

Answer 19

gait that lacks coordination causing reeling and instability

Question 20

Meningitis

Answer 20

Inflammation of the meninges (protective membrane surrounding the brain

Question 21

Dermatome

Answer 21

The band of skin innervated by the sensory root of a single spinal nerve

Question 22

Atrophy

Answer 22

Loss of muscle bulk or wasting

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Anesthesia

Answer 23

Absence of touch sensation

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Hyperesthesia

Answer 24

increased sensitivity to touch

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neuralgia

Answer 25

nerve pain

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neuropathy

Answer 26

dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves

Question 27

dyskinesia

Answer 27

Abnormality or impairment in the ability to control voluntary movements. This can include tics, tremors, dystonia, and chorea

Question 28

Tardive dyskinesia

Answer 28

Dyskinesias that chiefly involve bizarre movements of the mouth, face, jaw, and tongue. These can occur as a late complication of long-term psychotropic medications

Question 29

Dystonia

Answer 29

Movements that are slow with twisting or writhing motions that involve large portions of the body. Side effects of many drugs cause these movements.

Question 30

Tics

Answer 30

Brief, repetitive, coordinated movements occurring at irregular intervals

Question 31

Chorea

Answer 31

Movements that are brief, rapid, jerky, irregular, and unpredictable. Unlike tics, they seldom repeat themselves

Question 32

Tremors

Answer 32

relatively rhythmic oscillatory movements