neurology 2
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- myel/o
- spinal cord, bone marrow
- cerebr/o
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brain
cerebritis, inflimation of brain - LP
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lumbar puncture
insertion of needle between 3rd and 4th lumbar vertabrae.
CTL - a, an
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without
apnea-without breathing - -algia
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pain
cephalagia- headache - -algesia
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sensitivity to pain
analegsia- without sensitivity to pain. - hemi
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half
hemiplegia, paralysis half of body - meningi/o
- menginges
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encephal/o
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brain
encaphalography- process of recording brain activity. - meningitis
- 3 layers of protective membranes that surround brain and spinal cord-gitis-bactarial infection of meninges.
- -kinesia
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movement
bradykinesia-slow movement - PNS
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peripheral nervous system
12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves. - CVA
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Cerebrovascular accident-
death of specific portion of brain tissue resulting drom decrease of blood flow. - physical therepy
- rehab for injured
- -phasia
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speech
dysphasia-bad speech - pre-
- before
- CNS
- Central Nervous System
- concussion
- interruption of brain function usually with loss of consciosness briefly-blow to head.
- contusion
- bruise of brain tissue, when brain strikes inner skull
- ventricul/o
- ventricle
- -therepy
- treatment
- myelogram
- record of activity of spinal cord.
- epilepsy
- neurological condition resulting in seizures.mild-convulsive,
- cerebrovascular acident
- stroke, death of brain tissue, decrease in blood flow.
- EEG
- electroencephalogram-record of electrical activity of brain.