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20 Cards in this Set
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Analgesia
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Lack of the sense of pain
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Anesthesia
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Loss or lack of the sense of feeling
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Craniectomy
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Surgical excision of a portion of the skull
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Craniotomy
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Surgical opening into the skull to repair defects associated with traumatic head injuries or to repair a cerebral aneurysm
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DBS=Deep Brain Stimulation.
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Technique to stop uncontrollable movements in Parkinson's disease. Electrodes are implanted in thalamus or globus pallidus of the brain and connected to a pacemakerlike device which the patient can switch on or off as symptoms dictate.
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Diskectomy
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Surgical excision of an intervertebral disk
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Electroencephalograph
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Instrument used to record the electrical activity of the brain
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Electromyography
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Process of recording the contraction of a skeletal muscle as a result of electrical stimulation; used in diagnosing disorders of nerves supplying muscles
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Epiduroscopy.
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Minimally invasive form of surgery that introduces medication via an endoscope into the epidural space; used for back pain relief when all other conservative treatments have failed.
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Ganglionectomy
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Surgical excision of a ganglion (a mass of nerve tissue outside the brain and spinal cord)
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Hypnosis
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Artificially induced trancelike state resembling sonambulism (condition of sleepwalking)
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Laminectomy
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Surgical excision of a vertebral posterior arch
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Lobotomy
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Surgical incision into the prefrontal or frontal lobe of the brain
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Myelography
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X-ray recording of the spinal cord after injection of a radiopaque medium into the spinal canal
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Neurectomy
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Surgical excision of a nerve
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Pallidotomy
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Surgical destruction of the globus pallidus of brain done to treat involuntary movements or muscular rigidity in Parkinson's disease.
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Sympathectomy
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Surgical excision of a portion of the sympathetic nervous system
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TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulations.
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Use of mild electrical stimulation to interfere with transmission of painful stimuli; has proved useful in relieving pain in some patients.
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Vagotomy
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Surgical incision of the vagus nerve
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Ventriculometry
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Measurement of intracranial pressure
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