Across
- 1. a range of sudden and serious medical conditions that affect the brain, its surrounding structures, or blood vessels within the skull
- 3. seizures that affect a small part of the brain and cause twitching movements or a change in sensation, such as an odd taste or smell
- 6. an imaging procedure that uses a radioactive tracer substance to detect disease or injury in the brain
- 10. a type of focal seizure that makes a person confused or dazed and unresponsive to questions or directions for up to a few minutes.
- 11. a noninvasive imaging procedure that uses x-rays to produce horizontal and axial images of the brain
- 18. a test that measures changes in the brain’s electrical patterns that relate to seizures or other neurological conditions
- 22. a type of headache that can be recurring and are often associated with a range of symptoms that can greatly affect quality of life
- 26. drugs that bind to and activate serotonin receptors, often used in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and migraine headaches
- 28. gum overgrowth
- 29. inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system
- 30. a life-threatening condition in which a portion of the brain is displaced due to increased intracranial pressure
- 31. seizures that cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space, also known as petit mal seizures
- 33. a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
- 34. a prevalent medical condition that can cause pain or discomfort in the head or neck area
- 35. a class of drugs that bind and inhibit alpha-adrenergic receptors, thereby inhibiting smooth muscle contraction
- 36. a membrane protein that transports sodium into the cell and hydrogen out of the cell
- 37. swelling of the brain
- 38. seizures that involve both tonic (muscle stiffness) and clonic (muscle jerking) phases, also known as tonic-clonic seizures
- 39. the use of drugs to prevent the occurrence of a condition
Down
- 2. an elevated pressure within the skull that may or may not cause symptoms
- 4. therapy that aims to relieve symptoms through drug administration
- 5. a sudden and temporary disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain that can cause changes in behavior, movement, or consciousness
- 7. seizures that begin in one part of the brain but then spread to both sides of the brain; the person first has a focal seizure, followed by a generalized seizure
- 8. terminology used to describe the warning signs of an impending seizure
- 9. that are primarily used to treat seizures and epilepsy
- 12. an imaging procedure that uses large magnetic radio waves to produce clear images of the structures inside the skull
- 13. seizures that begin in a specific area of the brain and can cause a wide range of symptoms depending on the area of the brain that is affected; also known as partial seizures
- 14. seizures that begin in a specific area of the brain and can cause a wide range of symptoms depending on the area of the brain that is affected; also known as focal seizures
- 15. direct measurement of intracranial pressure by inserting a catheter into the skull and connecting it to a pressure transducer
- 16. terminology for acute liver failure
- 17. seizures in which abnormal activity occurs in both sides of the brain from the beginning of the seizure
- 19. hard deposits of mineral and salts that form inside the kidney or urinary tract, also known as renal calculi or kidney stones
- 20. seizures that involve both tonic (muscle stiffness) and clonic (muscle jerking) phases, also known as grand mal seizures
- 21. an involuntary contraction of muscles that cause sudden irregular movements of the body
- 23. a rise in the pressure within the skull that can cause various symptoms, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, visual changes, and altered mental status
- 24. a clear, colorless, watery fluid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord
- 25. seizures that cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space; also known as absence seizures
- 27. a seizure in which the cause cannot be identified
- 32. a short communication channel between the paired lateral ventricles and the third ventricle of the brain