Nervous Abbreviations

Question 1

AD

Answer 1

Alzheimer disease

Question 2

AFP

Answer 2

alpha-fetoprotein; elevated levels in amniotic fluid and maternal blood are associated with congenital malformation 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

CNS

Answer 5

central nervous system

Question 6

CSF

Answer 6

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 7

CT

Answer 7

computed tomography

Question 8

CVA

Answer 8

cerebrovascular accident

Question 9

EEG

Answer 9

electroencephalography

Question 10

GABA

Answer 10

gamma-abinobutyric acid (neurotransmitter)

Question 11

ICP

Answer 11

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

Question 12

LP

Answer 12

lumbar puncture

Question 13

MAC

Answer 13

monitored anesthetic care

Question 14

MG

Answer 14

myasthenia gravis

Question 15

MRA

Answer 15

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 16

MRI

Answer 16

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 17

MS

Answer 17

multiple sclerosis

Question 18

1/2P

Answer 18

hemiparesis

Question 19

PCA

Answer 19

patient-controlled anesthesia

Question 20

PET

Answer 20

positron emission tomography

Question 21

PNS

Answer 21

peripheral nervous system

Question 22

PSRS

Answer 22

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

Question 23

Sz

Answer 23

seizure

Question 24

TBI

Answer 24

traumatic brain injury

Question 25

TENS

Answer 25

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

Question 26

TIA

Answer 26

transient ischemic attack; temporary interference with the blood supply to the brain

Question 27

TLE

Answer 27

temporal lobe epilepsy

Question 28

tPA

Answer 28

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