CH 10 LOM abbreviation
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- AD
- alzheimer disease
- AFP
- alpha-fetoprotien (elevated levels in ammiotic fluid indicate congenital malformations of nervous system
- ALS
- amyotropic lateral sclerosis
- AVM
- arteriovenous malformation
- CNS
- central nervous system
- CSF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CT
- computed tomography
- EEG
- electroencephalogram
- GABA
- gamma-aminobutyric acid
- ICP
-
intracranial pressure
normal 5-15 mmHg - LP
- lumbar puncture
- MAC
- monitored anesthetic care
- MG
- myasthenia gravis
- MRA
- magnetic resonance angiography
- MRI
- magnetic resonance imaging
- MS
- multiple sclerosis
- 1/2 P
- hemiparesis
- PET
- positron emission tomography
- Sz
- seizure
- TBI
- traumatic brain injury
- TENS
-
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
used to relieve pain - TIA
- transient ischemic attach
- tPA
-
tissue plasminogen activator
a clot dissolving drug