cognitive impairment characterized by loss of intellectual brain function, patients have difficult in a various ways, in cluding perorming complex tasks, reasoning, learning and retaining new info, ect
dementia
physician who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system
neurologist
mood disturbance characterized by feelings of sadness, despair, discouragement, hopelessness, lack of joy, altered sleep patterns, and difficulty with decision making and daily function
depression
radiographci image of the spinal cord
myelogram
an intest, throbbing headache, usually one-sided, and often associated with irritability, nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light or sound
migraine
(any) disease of the mind
psychopathy
chronic degenerative disease characterized by sclerotic patches along the brain and spinal cord; symptoms include fatigue, balance and coordination impairments, numbness, and vision problems
multiple sclerosis
specialist who studies and treats the mind
psychologist
spell the term for condition of paralysis of four (limbs)
quadriplegia
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
poliomyelitis
pain in many muscles
polymyalgia
disease of the nerves
neuropathy
abnormal condition of a blood clot in the cerebrum
cerebral thrombosis
inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
major psychological disorder typified by a distrubance in mood, is manifested by manic and depressive episodes
bipolar disorder
procedure performed for spine-related pain, or for pain from other cuases such as childbirth and labor, by injection of anesthetic agent into the epidural space
epidural nerve block
pertaining to the nerves
neural
injury to the brain caused by major or minor head trauma; symptoms include vertigo, headache, and possible loss of consciousness
concussion
condition of difficulty with speech
dysphasia
disorder characterized by feelings of apprehension, tension, or uneasiness arising typically from the anticipation of unreal or imagined danger
anxiety disorder
inflammation of the meninges
meningitis
condition of without speech (or loss of the ability to speak)
aphasia
spell the term for inflammation of the meninges and the spinal cord
meningomyelitis
type of dementia caused by degeneration of brain tissue and occurring more frequently after age 65
Alzheimer Disease (AD)
spell the term for an instrument used to record electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalograph
water in the head (increased amount of CSF inthe brain)
hydrocephalus
diagnostic procedure performed by insertion of a needle into the subarachnoid space, usually between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae
lumbar puncture (LP)
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