Objective Terms

electroencephalogram (EEG)

procedure used to examine electrical activity of brain

lumbar puncture

insert needle into lumbar region to collect spinal fluid

cerebral angiopathy

procedure used to examine blood vessels in brain

myelogram

spinal cord image

positron emission tomography scan

imagining procedure uses radiation to procedure cross section of brain

encephalocele

hernia of brain

hematoma

tumor like mass made up of blood

epidural hematoma

hematoma on top of dura

intracerebral hematoma

hematoma in brain

subdural hematoma

hematoma beneath dura

meningocele

hernia of meninges

neuritis

nerve inflammation

afferent nerves

carries impulses towards CNS

efferent nerves

carries away from CNS

psychiatrist

doctor specializes in treatment of mind

psychiatry

branch of medicine that focuses on treatment of mind

psychologist

doctor specializes in study of mind

psychology

branch of medicine that focuses on study of mind

psychosomatic

relationship between body and mind