nervous system- caw

a sleep disorder (literally sleep seizure) characterized by a repeated, uncontrollable desire to sleep, often several times a day

narcolepsy

condition of paralysis of all four extremities of the body

quadriplegia

nerve pain

neuralgia

inflammation of the three-layered protective membrane that surrounds the brain and spinal cord This condition is a medical emergency.

meningitis

condition of pain in the head; headache

cephalgia

a mass of blood that can form in the in the brain because of the rupture of an artery or a vein. ___?___

hematoma

an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid (water) in the head that causes the ventricles of the brain to dilate, resulting in an increased head circumference in the infant with open fontanel

hydrocephalus

the process of recording the electrical activity produced by the brain and recorded through electrodes placed on the scalp ___?__

electroencephalography

condition of difficult speech ___?___

dysphasia

paralysis of half or one side (left or right) of the body

hemiplegia