Across
- 3. Diminished sensation to pain. (Notice that the o in hypo- is dropped.)
- 4. Lack of normal sensation (e.g., absence of sense of touch or pain).
- 6. is a radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve root in the back. A herniated disk is a common cause leading to pain, weakness, or numbness down the leg.
- 8. A congenital brain malformation; not compatible with life and may be detected with amniocentesis or ultrasonography of the fetus.
- 11. A coma is a state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused. Semicomatose refers to a stupor (unresponsiveness) from which a patient can be aroused. In an irreversible coma (brain death), there is complete unresponsitivity to stimuli, no spontaneous breathing or movement, and a flat electroencephalogram (EEG) tracing.
- 12. This is a highly malignant tumor (-blast means immature). Gliomas are tumors of glial (neuroglial) cells.
- 14. injection Chemicals, such as chemotherapeutic drugs, can be delivered into the subarachnoid space.
- 15. Hematomas are not tumors of blood, but are collections of blood.
Down
- 1. is a progressive degenerative disease associated with repetitive brain trauma
- 2. The pia and arachnoid membranes are known as the leptomeninges because of their thin, delicate structure.
- 5. Intense burning pain following injury to a sensory nerve.
- 7. Cortical means pertaining to the cortex or outer area of an organ.
- 9. means gray matter. This viral disease affects the gray matter of the spinal cord, leading to paralysis of muscles that rely on the damaged neurons.
- 10. Slowly growing, benign tumor
- 13. This cranial nerve has branches to the head and neck, as well as to the chest.