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The word part for the major portion of the CNS is called the?
Encephal/o
The word part for the largest portion of the brain is?
cerebr/o
These cordlike structures carry impulses from one part of the body to another.
neur/o
A disease affecting a single nerve is?
mononeuropathy
Disease of the nerve roots is called?
radiculopathy
this condition most often occurs as a complication of diabetes mellitus.
polyneuropathy
Cognitive impairment characterized by a loss of intellectual brain function is better known as?
dementia
Caused by damage to the nerve fibers, this is a complication of shingles.
Postherpetic neuralgia
Ruptured blood vessel bleeding that fills the space between the pia and arachnoid layers of the meninges may be specifically referred to as?
subarachnoid hemorrhage
A disorder characterized by intrusive, unwanted thoughts that result in the tendency to perform repetitive acts is abbreviated as?
OCD
An episode of feelings of acute apprehension, dyspnea, dizziness, paresthesia, fear of dying, and loss of mind or control is known as?
panic attack
The physician may suspect this disorder when examining the patient who compulsively eats nonnutritive substances such as clay or ice.
pica
The instrument used to record the electrical activity of the brain is a(n)?
electroencephalograph
An abnormal condition of a clot as pertains to the largest portion of the brain is?
cerebral thrombosis
Encephalomyeloradiculitis is an inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and?
nerve roots
The protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord (through a neural arch defect in the vertebral column) is known as?
meningomyelocele
A tumor composed of developing glial tissue is a?
glioblastoma
A tumor composed of the glial tissue is known as?
glioma
A disease characterized by early dementia, confusion, and loss of recognition of familiar persons and surroundings an inability to remember the recent past with intact memories of the distant past is called?
Alzheimer's disease
A chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system whose symptoms typically include shuffling gait and eventually dementia is?
parkinsons disease
This disease is named for inflammation of its nerve causing pain that travels from the thigh to the toes.
sciatica
A patient with blisters on the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves is likely to have this viral disease.
shingles
A synonym for this medical term is cerebrovascular accident.
stroke
The lodging of an embolus in a cerebral artery that causes sudden blockage of blood supply to the brain tissue is a(n)?
cerebral embolism
PET is used to examine?
blood flow and metabolic activity
The group of diagnostic tests necessary to measure changes and responses in brain waves elicited by visual, auditory, or somatosensory stimuli is called?
evoked potential studies
Of these choices, the most invasive neurological study for diagnostic purposes is the?
LP
Bleeding caused by a ruptured blood vessel just outside the brain that fills the space between the pia mater and arachnoid layers of the meninges is abbreviated as:
SAH
Poliomyelitis is inflammation of this part of the spinal cord.
gray mater
A tumor of the meninges is known as?
meningioma
A progressive muscle atrophy caused by degeneration and scarring of neurons along the lateral columns of the spinal cord is?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Caused by inflammation or compression of the facial nerve, paralysis of muscles on one side of the face is called?
bell palsy
An electroencephalogram is _____ the electrical activity of the brain?
the record of
A patient with a sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain of brief duration but with temporary symptoms is likely to have experienced a?
transient ischemic attack
The first word root in electroencephalography refers to?
electrical activity
The physician who studies and treats diseases of the nervous system is a?
neurologist
This type of procedure is performed with a ganglionectomy.
excision
In this diagnostic procedure, a contrast agent is injected into the subarachnoid space as one undergoes a process of recording (scan) the spinal cord.
CT Myelography
This progressive neurodegenerative disorder is the most common type of dementia
Alzheimer's disease
This procedure is used to treat patients with brain tumors or arteriovenous malformations.
stereotactic radiosurgery
A more sophisticated and medically correct way to say "headache" is?
cephalalgia
The condition of the patient who is not speaking is referred to as?
aphasia
The term meaning painful sensation is
dysesthesia
A person who has a disturbed perception of body image that results in failure to maintain body weight would be diagnosed with:
anorexia nervosa
Encephalopathy is disease of this part of the body
brain
