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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum, brain

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Concuss/o

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Shaken together, violently agitated

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Contus/o

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Bruise

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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-esthesia

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Sensation, feeling

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Esthet/o

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Feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

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-graphy

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Process of producing a picture or record

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Mening/o

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Membranes, meninges

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Caus/o

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Burning, burn

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Neur/i, neur/o

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Nerve, nerve tissue

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Phobia

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Abnormal fear

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Radicul/o

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Root or nerve root

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Tropic

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Having an affinity for

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Acrophobia

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Excessive fear of heights

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Disorders involving parts of the brain that control thoughts, memory, language

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles

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Anesthetic

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Medication used to induce anesthesia

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Anesthetist

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Specializes in administration of anesthesia

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Anxiety disorder

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Excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, or fear that is out of proportion to the real danger in a situation

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Autism

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Subgroup of autistic spectrum disorders that impair ability to communicate and interact

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Bell’s palsy

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Temporary paralysis of seventh cranial nerve that causes paralysis only on affected side of face

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Carotid ultrasonography

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Ultrasound study of carotid artery that is performed to predict or diagnose an ischemic stroke

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Causalgia

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Persistent, severe, burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve

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Cerebral contusion

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Bruising of brain tissue as the result of a head injury that causes the brain to bounce against the skull

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Cerebral palsy

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Condition with poor muscle control, spasticity, and other neurological deficiencies

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Cerebrovascular accident

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Damage to the brain that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted

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Cervical radiculopathy

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Nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve roots in the neck region

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Claustrophobia

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Abnormal fear of being in small or enclosed places

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Cognition

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The mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory

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Coma

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Deep state of unconsciousness with no eye movement, no response to painful stimuli, no vocalization

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Concussion

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Violent shaking up or jarring of the brain

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Cranial hematoma

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A collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain

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Delirium

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Acute condition of confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking, memory, agitation, hallucinations

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Delirium tremons

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Sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by abruptly stopping use of alcohol

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Delusion

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False personal belief that is maintained despise obvious proof or evidence to the contrary

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Dementia

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Slow progressive decline in mental abilities

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Dyslexia

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Substandard reading achievement due to inability of brain to process symbols

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Echoencephalography

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Use of ultrasound imaging to create a detailed visual image of the brain for diagnostic purposes

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Electroencephalography

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Process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to the scalp

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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain

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Epidural anesthesia

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Injecting medication into epidural space of lumbar or sacral region of spine

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Epilepsy

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Chronic neurologic condition characterized by recurrent episodes of seizures of varying severity

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Factitiuos disorder

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Person acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he/she is really not sick

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Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Inflammation of myelin sheath of peripheral nerves, rapidly worsening muscle weakness that may lead to temporary paralysis

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Hallucination

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Sensory perception experienced in absence of external stimulation

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Hemorrhagia stroke

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Damage to brain that occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks

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Hydrocephalus

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Excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates within ventricles of brain

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Hyperesthesia

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Abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli

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Hypochondriasis

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Fearing that one has a serious illness despite appropriate medical evaluation and reassurance

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Ischemic stroke

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Damage that occurs when flow of blood to brain is blocked by narrowing of a carotid artery

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Lethargy

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Lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness, and apathy

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Meningitis

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Inflammation of meninges of brain and spinal cord

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Meningocele

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Congenital herniation of meninges thru a defect in the skull or spinal column

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Migraine headache

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Throbbing pain on one side of head and may be preceded by a warning aura

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Multiple sclerosis

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Progressive autoimmune disorder with inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath

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Myelitis

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Inflammation of spinal cord and bone marrow

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Myelography

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Radiographic study of spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium thru lumbar puncture

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Narcolepsy

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Sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncomfortable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day

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Obsessive compulsive disorder

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Obsessions and compulsions

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Panic attack

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Unexpected and sudden experience of fear w/ shortness of breath and chest pain

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Paresthesia

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Burning prickling sensation usually felt in hands, arms, legs, or feet

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Parkinson’s disease

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Chronic, degenerative central nervous system disorder by fine muscle tremors, rigidity, slow or shuffling

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Peripheral neuropathy

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Disorder of peripheral nerves that carry info to and from brain and spinal cord, producing pain, loss of sensation, inability to control muscles

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Posttraumatic stress disorder

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Development of symptoms after major traumatic event

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Reye’s syndrome

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Potentially serious or deadly disorder in children w/ vomiting and confusion, sometimes following viral illness for which child was treated w/ aspirin

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Schizophrenia

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Psychotic disorder by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations

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Sciatica

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Inflammation of sciatic nerves that result in pain, burning, tingling along course of affected nerves

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Shaken baby syndrome

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Results of a child being shaken violently from someone

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Syncope

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Brief loss of consciousness caused by decreased flow of blood to the brain

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Trigeminal neuralgia

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Inflammation of fifth cranial nerve by sudden, intense, brief attacks of sharp pain on one side of the face

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