| A | B |
|---|
| Alzheimer Disease / AD | dementia, loss of memory |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis /ALS | progressive muscle atrophy from hardening of nerves -Lou Gherig Disease |
| Bell palsy | temporary paralysis of muscles on one side of face |
| cerebral aneurysm | aneurysm in brain artery |
| cerebral palsy / CP | lack ofmuscle control and partial paralysis |
| cerebrovascular accident / CVA | clot, hemorrhage in the brain / stroke/ brain attack |
| epilepsy | disease with seizures |
| hydrocephalus | increase in CSF |
| multiple sclerosis / MS | degenerative disease from sclerotic patches on spinal cord |
| neurosis | emotional disorder / way of coping with anxiety |
| Parkinson disease / PD | degenerative CNS disease with tremors/ shuffling gair |
| psychosis | mental disorder with delusions |
| Reye syndrome | disease of brain and other organs caused by virus |
| sciatica | pain going down leg fromlower back from pressure on nerve |
| shingles | herpes Zoster - infection along nerve endings |
| transient ischemic attack / TIA | Stroke that resolves within 24 hours - may be only instantaneously |
| CT of Brain | x-ray slices of brain done with computer |
| magnetic resonance imaging / MRI | image slices of the body done with magnetic energy |
| Positron emission tomograpy / PET scan | images done with radioactive materials that show physiology of area |
| evoked potential studies / EP studies | tests that measure changes in brain waves elicited thrugh sensory stimuli |
| lumbar puncture / LP | needle puncture into lumbar area into subarachnoid area for testing |
| afferent | toward the center or CNS |
| ataxia | lack of muscle coordination |
| cognitive | mental process/ comprehension/ judgement |
| coma | unconsciousness |
| concussion | bruising in brain matter |
| conscious | awake and alert |
| convulsion | seiaure |
| dementia | loss of cognitive abilities |
| disoriented | confusion re time/ place/ identity |
| efferent | away from the center or CNS |
| gait | manner of walking |
| incoherent | unable to express thoughts |
| paraplegia | paralysis from waist down |
| seizure | sudden attack of involuntary movement |
| shunt | tube to redirect fluid |
| syncope | fainting |
| unconsciousness | loss of consciousness |
| anorexia nervosa | eating disorder- failure to eat to meet body needs |
| ansiety disorder | feelings of apprehension |
| attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder - ADHD | learning disorder with inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity |
| bipolar disorer | psychologic disorder with depression and manic phases |
| bulimia nervosa | eating disorder with binging and purging |
| major depression | modd disturbance with feeling of sadness / dispair |
| obsessive-compulsive disorader/ OCD | disorder of thoughts that lead to compusive acts |
| panic attack | episode of acute anxiety that is unpredictable |
| phobia | fear of something |
| pica | eating nonnutritive subatances ie. clay |
| posttraumatic stress disorder / PTSD | acute emotional response to a traumatic event |
| schizophrenia | psychotic disorder with gross distortion of reality, disturbed perception, etc. |
| somatoform disorders | physical symptoms witihout physical cause |
