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Chapter 4
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ECT electroconvulsive therapy
PET positron-emission tomography
HD Huntington disease
laminectomy excision of one or more laminae of vertebrae to approach spinal cord
thym/o mind
-paresis slight paralysis
aphagia inability to use/comprehend words
neuralgia pain along nerve
syncope fainting
Babinski sign used to indicate positive spine injury (dorsiflex)
psychosis mental condition with distortion of reality resulting in inability to communicate or function within one's environment
apathy lack of interest or display of emotion
craniotomy incision into skull to approach brain
encephalitis/o entire brain
multiple sclerosis disease of CNS involving deterioration of myelin sheath of nerve fibers & plaques on the brain & spinal cord
epilepsy disorder of CNS characterized by recurrent seizures
gli/o glue
gnos/o knowing
hydrocephalus abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain that cause developmental problems
-asthenia weakness
-mania condition of abnormal impulse toward
cata- down
top/o place
tax/o order or coordination
schizoids/o split
myel/o spinal cord/bone marrow
neurons functional units of nervous system
Frontal lobe anterior section of each cerebral hemisphere; responsible for voluntary muscle movement and personality
parietal lobe portion posterior to frontal lobe; responsible for sensations such as pain, temperature and touch
psych/o mind
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