List #9 Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
Ach
A
Acetylcholine
2
Q
Ad
A
Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer dementia
3
Q
ADD
A
Attention Deficit Disorder
4
Q
ADHD
A
Attention Deficit hyperactivity disorder
5
Q
ALS
A
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig Disease)
6
Q
Anesth, anes
A
Anesthesia
7
Q
BBB
A
Blood-brain barrier
8
Q
BD
A
Brain dead
9
Q
CBF
A
Cerebral blood flow
10
Q
CJD
A
Creutzfeld-jakob disease (mad cow disease)
11
Q
CNS
A
Central Nervous system
12
Q
CP
A
Cerebral palsy
13
Q
CSF
A
Cerebrospinal fluid
14
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascular disease
15
Q
ECT
A
Electroconvulsive therapy
16
Q
EEG
A
Electroencephalogram
17
Q
EST
A
Electric shock therapy
18
Q
HD
A
Huntington disease
19
Q
ICH
A
Intracranial pressure
20
Q
IQ
A
Intelligence Quotient
21
Q
LMN
A
Lower motor Neuron
22
Q
LOC
A
Level of Consciousness
23
Q
LP
A
Lumbar puncture
24
Q
MS
A
Multiple sclerosis
25
NCS
Nerve conduction study
26
OCD
Obsession Compulsive Disorder
27
PD
Parkinson’s disease
28
PNI
Peripheral Nerve injury
29
PNS
Peripheral nervous system
30
PTSD
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
31
SAD
Seasonal Affective Disorder
32
Sz
Seizure
33
TBI
Traumatic Brain injury
34
TIA
Transient Ischemic Attack
