observations and discvoery neuro/psych

echoencephalography

procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves

Electroencephalography (EEG)

procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain

lumbar puncture (LP)

insering a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid, commonly called a spinal tap

cerebral angiography

procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain

magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

procedure used to examine blood vessels

myelogram

image of the spinal cord, usaully done with an x-ray

Positron emission tomography (PET) scan

an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain

Transcranial Doppler sonography

an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull

cerebellitis

inflammation of the cerebellum

cerebral atrophy

wasting away of brain tissue

duritis

inflammation of the dura mater

encephalocele

hernia of the brain

hematoma

tumor of blood

cranial hematoma

a hematoma beneath the skull

epidural hematoma

a hematoma located on top of the dura

intracerebral hematoma

a hematoma located inside the brain

subdermal hematoma

a hematoma located beneath the dura

macrocephaly

abnormally large head

microcephaly

abnormally small head

meningocele

a hernia of the meninges

myelocele

a hernia of the spinal cord

myelomalacia

abnormal softening of the spinal cord

neuritis

nerve inflammation

neuroma

a nerve tumor

neurosclerosis

hardening of nerves

polyneuritis

inflammation of many nerves

agnosia

inability to comre

apathy

lack of emotion

hyperkinesia

increased muscle movement or activity

neurasthenia

nerve weakness

neuroglycopenia

deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity

nystagmus

involuntary back and forth eye movements

prosopagnosia

inability to recognize faces

anesthesiologist

a physician who specializes in administering anesthetic agents before and during surgery

afferent nerves

a nerve that carries impulses

efferent nerve

a nerve that recieves imulses

neurogenic

originating from/created by nerves

psychiatrist

A medical doctor who has specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders

psychiatry

a branch of medicene that focuses on the mind

psychogenic

originating in/created by the mind

Psychologist

doctor who specializes in the study of the mind

Psychology

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

psychosomatic

pertaining to the relationship between the body and mind

idiopathic

have no known cause or orgin

interictal

time between seizures

postictal

time after seizure

preictal

time before seizure

tonic

pertaining to muscle tone

clonus

muscle spasm or twitch

tonic-clonic seizure

generalized seizure in which the patient loses consciousness and has jerking movements of paired muscle groups