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Brain scan
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Radioactive chemicals are given intravenously and travel to brain
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CTT
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Computerized Transverse Tomography -- X-rays are taken of cross-sections of the brain. Also called CAT, CT scan
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LP/SP
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Lumbar puncture/spinal puncture -- CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae to analyze CSF
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Neurectomy
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Surgical removal of a nerve
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Craniotomy
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Incision into the skull
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EEG
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Electroencephalogram -- record of the electrical activity of the brain
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MRI
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Magnetic resonance imaging
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PET
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Positron Emission Tomography -- X-ray to examine metabolic activity of brain structures
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CSF
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Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
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Lobotomy
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Procedure in which the nerve fibers are severed in the frontal lobe of the brain
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Myelogram
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X-ray film of spinal cord
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Romberg sign
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done while patient is standing with eyes closed to test position sense (balance and gait)
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