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Terms of the week - Neurology Flashcards

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What does LOC stand for?

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Level of consciousness/Loss of consciousness

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What does ICP stand for?

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Intracranial pressure

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what is Intracranial pressure?

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A brain injury or another medical condition can cause growing pressure inside your skull.

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What does GCS stand for?

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Glasgow coma scale

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What is a glasgow coma scale?

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The Glasgow Coma Scale provides a practical method for assessment of impairment of conscious level in response to defined stimuli.

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What does CVA stand for?

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Cerebrovascular accident

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What is a Cerebrovascular accident?

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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the medical term for a stroke. A stroke is when blood flow to a part of your brain is stopped either by a blockage or the rupture of a blood vessel.

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What does CPP stand for?

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Cerebral perfusion pressure

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What is Cerebral perfusion pressure?

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The net pressure gradient that drives oxygen delivery to cerebral tissue.

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What does TBI stand for?

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Traumatic brain injury

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What is a Traumatic brain injury?

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a disruption in the normal function of the brain that can be caused by a blow, bump or jolt to the head, the head suddenly and violently hitting an object or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue.

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12
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What does SCI stand for?

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Spinal cord injury

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What is a spinal cord injury?

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A spinal injury happens when damage or trauma to your spinal cord leads to the loss of movement, function or sensation below the site of the injury.

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What does SCBF stand for?

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Spinal cord blood flow

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What does MAP stand for?

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Mean arterial pressure

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What does SAH stand for?

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Subarachnoid haemorrhage

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What is a Subarachnoid haemorrhage?

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a type of stroke that can be caused by head trauma. This means that there is bleeding in the space that surrounds the brain.

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What does BBB stand for?

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Blood brain barrier

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What is a Blood brain barrier?

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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a crucial immunological feature of the human central nervous system (CNS). Composed of many cell types, the BBB is both a structural and functional roadblock to microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses or parasites, that may be circulating in the bloodstream.

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What does CSF stand for?

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Cerebrospinal fluid

21
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What is cerebrospinal fluid?

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Cerebrospinal fluid is the liquid around your brain and spinal cord

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