AHS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Positron Emission Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Subdural Hematoma
1. Two of the most common ways of obtaining data to be used in
diagnosing neurological or psychiatric disorders involve patient
interview and imaging
2. Diagnostic procedures
a. Cerebral angiography: procedure used to examine blood
vessels in the brain
b. Echoencephalography: procedure used to examine the brain
using sound waves
c. Electroencephalography (EEG): procedure used to examine the
electrical activity of the brain
d. Encephalography: procedure for studying the brain
e. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA): procedure to examine
blood vessels
f. Myelogram: image of the spinal cord, usually done using an
x-ray
g. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan: an imaging
procedure that uses radiation to produce cross sections of the
brain
h. Transcranial Doppler sonography: an imaging technique that
produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent
through the skull
3. Structure:
a. Cerebellitis: inflammation of the cerebellum
b. Cerebral atrophy: wasting away of brain tissue
c. Duritis: inflammation of the dura
d. Encephalocele: hernia of the brain(normally through a defect
in the skull)
e. Hematoma: a tumor- like mass made up of blood
f. Cranial hematoma: a hematoma beneath the skull
g. Epidural hematoma: a hematoma located on top of the dura
h. Intracerebral hematoma: a hematoma located inside the brain
i. Subdural hematoma: a hematoma located beneath the dura
j. Macrocephaly: abnormally large head
k. Microcephaly: abnormally small head
l. Meningocele: a hernia of the meninges
m. Myelocele: a hernia of the spinal cord
n. Myelomalacia: abnormal softening of the spinal cord
o. Myelomeningocele: a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges
p. Neuritis: nerve inflammation
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