Mercy Health System - Mercy Institute of Neuroscience

Glossary of Terms

Acoustic Neurinoma/Neuroma
Action Tremor
Adenoma
Allograft
Aneurysm
Angiography
Annulus
Anoxia
Aphasia
Arachnoid
Arachnoiditis
Arteriovenous
Arteriovenous Malformation
Arthrodesis
Astrocytoma
Ataxia
Atrophy
Autograft
Basal Ganglia
Biopsy
Bone Graft
Brachial Plexus
Bradykinesia
Brown-Sequard's Syndrome
Carcinoma
Carotid Artery
Carpal Tunnel
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cauda Equina
Cerebellum
Cerebral Spinal Fluid Analysis (Spinal Tap)
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Cerebrum
Cervical Spine
Chiari Malformation
Coccyx
Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
Concussion
Contrast Medium
Coronal Suture
Corpectomy
Corpus Callosum
Cortex
Craniectomy
Craniopharyngioma
Cranioplasty
Craniosynostosis
Craniotomy
Diplopia
Disc
Disc Degeneration
Dopamine
Dura Mater
Dysesthesia
Dysphasia
Edema
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Encephalocele
Endarterectomy
Ependyma
Ependymoma
Epidural
Essential Tremor
Evoked Potentials
Facet
Facet Joint
Facetectomy
Falx (Cerebri)
Foramen
Foraminotomy
Glia (Also Termed Neuroglia)
Glioblastoma
Glioma
Globus Pallidus
Greater Occipital Nerve
Hemangioma
Hematoma
Hemiplegia
Hemorrhage
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP)
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus, Communicating
Hydrocephalus, Obstructive
Hydromyelia
Hyperesthesia
Hypertension
Hypophysectomy
Hypothalamus
Infratentorial
Infundibulum
Internal Fixation
Intrathecal
Lamina
Laminectomy
Laminotomy
Lipoma
Lordosis
Lumbar Spine
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Median Nerve
Medulloblastoma
Meninges
Meningioma
Meningitis
Meningocele
Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalocele
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myelogram
Myelomeningocele
Myelopathy
Myopathy
Nerve Root
Neuralgia
Neuritis
Neuroblastoma
Neurofibroma
Neurofibromatosis
Neuroma
Neuropathy
Neurosonography
Neurotransmitter
Nucleus
Occiput
Oligodendroglia
Oligodendroglioma
Osteoma
Osteomyelitis
Osteophytectomy
Pallidotomy
Papilledema
Paraplegia
Paresthesia
Parkinson's Disease
Pars Inter-Articularis
Pedicle
Pituitary
Polyneuritis
Posterior Fossa
Postural Instability
Postural Tremor
Pseudarthrosis
Pseudomeningocele
Psuedotumor Cerebri
Quadriplegia
Radiculitis
Radiotherapy
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Resting Tremor
Rigidity
Sciatic Nerve
Shunt
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Instability
Spinal Tap
Spinous Process
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Stenosis
Stereotactic Surgery
Subarachnoid
Subdural
Substantia Nigra
Suprascapular Nerve
Supratentorial
Syringomyelia (Syrinx)
Tentorium
Thalamotomy
Thalamus
Thrombus
Torticollis
Transsphenoidal Approach
Transverse Process
Tremor
Trigeminal Nerve
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Vasospasm
Ventricle
Ventriculo-Atrial
Ventriculo-Peritoneal
Ventriculogram
Vermis
Vertebra
Vertigo