Nervous System Flashcards by Ryan Munns

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ACh

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acetycholine

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AD

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Alzheimer disease, Alzheimer dementia

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ADD

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attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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ALD

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adrenoleukodystrophy

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ALS

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amyptrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease)

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ANESTH, ANES

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anesthesia

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ANS

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autonomic nervous system

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BAER

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brainstem auditory evoked response

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BBB

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blood brain barrier

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BD

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brain dead

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BEAM

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brain electrical activity mapping

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CBF

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cerebral brain flow

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CJD

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Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (Mad Cow disease)

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CNE

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chronic nervous exhaustion

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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CVD

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cerebrovascular disease

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DAI

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diffuse axonal injury

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DT

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delirium tremens

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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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EST

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electric shock therapy

GAD

generalized anxiety disorder

GAS

general adaptation syndrome

HD

Huntington disease

ICH

intracerevral hemorrhage

ICP

intracranial pressure

IQ

intelligence quotient

LMN

lower motor neuron

LOC

level / loss of consciousness

LP

lumber puncture

MA

mental age

MBD

minimal brain dysfunction

MND

motor neuron disease

MS

multiple sclerosis

NCS

nerve conduction study

NF

neurofibromatosis

OBS

organic brain syndrome

OCD

obsessive compulsive disorder

OMD

organic mental disorders

PD

Parkinson disease, psychotic depression, psychotic dementia

PNI

peripheral nerve injury

PNS

peripheral nervous system

PTSD

post traumatic stress disorder

RIND

reversible ischemic neurologic deficit

SAD

seasonal affective disorder

Sz

seizure

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TENS

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

TGA

transient global amnesia

TIA

transient ischemic attack

UMN

upper motor neuron