| A | B |
|---|
| anesthesia | without feeling or sensation |
| aphasia | condtion of without speaking |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head |
| cerebral | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| craniocerebral | pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| encephalosclerosis | hardenting of the brain |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of half of the body |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half of the body (stroke) |
| hyperesthesia | excessive sensitivity (to stimuli) |
| interictal | occurring between seizures |
| intracerebral | pertaining to within the cerebrum |
| mental | pertaining to the mind |
| monoparesis | slight paralysis of one limb |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one limb |
| myelomalacia | softening of the spinal cord |
| neuroid | resembling a nerve |
| neurologist | physician who studies and treats nerves |
| neurology | study of nerves |
| panplegia | total paralysis |
| paresthesia | abnormal sensation |
| postictal | occurring after a seizure |
| preictal | occurring before a seizure |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of four limbs |
| subdural | pertaining to below the dura mater |
| afferent | conveying toward a center |
| ataxia | lack of muscle coordination |
| cognitive | pert to mental processes |
| coma | state of profound unconsciousness |
| concussion | injury to the brain caused by head trauma |
| conscious | awake, alert, aware of surroundings |
| convulsion | sudden, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles |
| disorientation | state of mental confusion as to time, place, identity |
| efferent | conveying away from the center |
| gait | style or manner of walking |
| incoherent | unable to express thoughts or ideas in intelligible manner |
| paraplegia | paralysis from the waist down |
| seizure | sudden surge of abn electrical activity in brain |
| shunt | tube implanted in the body to redirect flow of fluid |
| syncope | fainting or sudden loss of consciousness |
| unconsciousness | state of being unaware of surroundings, incapable of responding |
| gliocyte | glial cell |
| dysarthria | inability to use speech that is distinct & connected |
