julie medical terms

1. The term postictally means: following a seizure

2. In case study #3, when the tumor was resected, it was: Surgically removed.

3. The term normotensive refers to: Normal blood pressure

Write the meaning of the following abbreviations:

4. CVA ___ Cerebrovascular accident, which means stroke.

5. CT ____ Computerized tomography

6. PT ___ Physical therapy (physiotherapy)

7. OT ____ Occupational therapy

8. MRI ___ Magnetic resonance imaging

Find the word or phrase in the case studies that means the following:

9. High blood pressure __ Hypertension

10. Loss of speech communication __ Aphasia or aphasic

11. Weakness of one side of the body ____ Hemiparesis

12. Localized death of tissue caused by lack of blood supply ___ frontotemporal infarct

13. Decreased sensitivity to pain __ Hypalgesia

14. Loss of intellectual function __ Dementia

15. Disorder involving several nerves __ Polyneuropathy

Define the following terms:

16. Hemiplegia __ Paralysis of one side on the body due to injury of the brain or spinal cord.

17. Glioma __ a type of tumor that occurs in the brain and spinal cord.

18. Cyst _ An abnormal closed-sac-like pocket of tissue that can form anywhere in the body, filled with liquid, gaseous, or semisolid substance

19. Craniotomy __ the part of the skull to the brain.