| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack; Temporary Interference with the blood supply to the brain |
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| ABI | ankle/brachial index; atherothrombotic brain infarct |
| AOBS | acute organic brain syndrome |
| BAQ | brain-age quotient |
| BBB | blood-brain barrier; blood buffer base; bundle-branch block |
| brain wave test | <investigation> A diagnostic test which measures the electrical activity of the brain (brain waves) using high sensitive recording equipment attached to the scalp by fine electrodes. Commonly employed in the evaluation of neurological disease (for example seizures, epilepsy, etc.). Acronym: EEG (13 Nov 1997) |
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| Brain's reflex | Extension of the arm of a hemiplegic patient when turned prone as if on all fours. Synonym: Brain's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brain, W Russell Lord | <person> English physician, 1895-1966. See: Brain's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brain-assocated tyrosine kinase | <enzyme> 86% identical to matk protein. Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: batk protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| brain-derived growth factor | <growth factor> Small basic protein purified from pig brain, a member of the family of neurotrophic factors that also includes Nerve Growth Factor and neurotrophin 3. In contrast to nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor is predominanantly (though not exclusively) localised in the CNS. It supports the survival of primary sensory neurons originating from the neural crest and ectodermal placodes that are not responsive to NGF. In the brain brain-derived neurotrophic factor has a trophic action on retinal, cholinergic, and dopaminergic neurons, and in the peripheral nervous system it acts on both motor and sensory neurons. Acronym: BDGF (12 Dec 1998) |
| brain-derived neurotrophic factor | <growth factor> Small basic protein purified from pig brain, a member of the family of neurotrophic factors that also includes Nerve Growth Factor and neurotrophin 3. In contrast to nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor is predominanantly (though not exclusively) localised in the CNS. It supports the survival of primary sensory neurons originating from the neural crest and ectodermal placodes that are not responsive to NGF. In the brain brain-derived neurotrophic factor has a trophic action on retinal, cholinergic, and dopaminergic neurons, and in the peripheral nervous system it acts on both motor and sensory neurons. Acronym: BDGF (12 Dec 1998) |
| brain-heart infusion agar | A medium used for the isolation of fastidious microorganisms, especially fungi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brain-specific kinase | <enzyme> Expressed specifically in brain; member of the eph/elk receptor-like kinase family; mw 105 kD; may represent murine homolog of chicken cek7 receptor-like kinase; amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- Synonym: bsk tyrosine kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
| braincase | Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. Origin: neuro-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000) |
| brainstem | <anatomy> The lowest part of the brain, which merges with the spinal cord. It consists of the medulla oblongata, midbrain and pons. Originally, the entire unpaired subdivision of the brain, composed of (in anterior sequence) the rhombencephalon, mesencephalon, and diecephalon as distinguished from the brain's only paired subdivision, the telencephalon. More recently, the term's connotation has undergone several arbitrary modifications: some use it to denote no more than rhombencephalon plus mesencephalon, distinguishing that complex from the prosencephalon (diencephalon plus telencephalon); others restrict it even further to refer exclusively to the rhombencephalon. From both developmental and architectural viewpoints, the original interpretation seems preferable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brainstem auditory evoked potentials | <investigation, physiology> A special neurologic test which measures the brainstem and brains nervous response to auditory stimulation. It is used to evaluate neurologic integrity and hearing in newborns. Can be used in the evaluation of stroke, acoustic neuroma, Meniere's disease and multiple sclerosis Acronym: BAEP (15 Nov 1997) |
| brainstem evoked response audiometry | An electrophysiologic measure of auditory function utilizing responses produced by the auditory nerve and the brainstem to repetitive acoustic stimuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brainstem glioma | <oncology, tumour> This primary brain tumour occurs in the pons or the medulla. They account for approximately 15% of brain tumours in children. Symptoms include double vision, facial weakness, vomiting and difficulty walking. Surgery is difficult due to location so radiation therapy and chemotherapy are used. Overall survival is 20 to 30%. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brainstem haemorrhage | Haemorrhage into the pons or mesencephalon, often secondary to brainstem distortion by transtentorial herniations due to rapidly expanding intracranial lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brainwashing | <psychology> Inducing an individual to modify attitudes and actions in certain directions through the application of various forms of psychological pressure or torture. (17 Dec 1997) |
| enhancing brain nodule | <radiology> Metastases, infection, cysticercosis, histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, non-infectious inflammatory processes, sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis, primary CNS lymphoma, subacute multiple infarcts see: ring lesions in brain (12 Dec 1998) |
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| twixt-brain | <anatomy> The thalamencephalon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lateral fossa of brain | The deep depression of the basal surface of the forebrain that corresponds in position to the anterior perforated substance. Bounded medially by the optic tract and rostrally by the orbital surface of the frontal lobe, it extends laterally around the overhanging pole of the temporal lobe into the Sylvian fissure (sulcus lateralis). Synonym: fossa lateralis cerebri, fossa of Sylvius, lateral fossa of brain, vallecula sylvii. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Brain Hemorrhages, Traumatic, Cerebellar Hemorrhages, Traumatic, Hemorrhage, Traumatic Brain, Hemorrhage, Traumatic Cerebellar, Hemorrhages, Traumatic Cerebellar, Traumatic Brain Hemorrhages, Traumatic Cerebellar Hemorrhage, Traumatic Cerebellar Hemorrhages
Synonyms : Anterior Cerebral Circulation Infarction, Anterior Circulation Brain Infarction, Anterior Circulation Infarction, Brain, Brain Infarction, Anterior Circulation, Brain Infarction, Posterior Circulation, Brain Infarction, Venous, Infarction, Lacunar
Synonyms : Acute Brain Injuries, Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Diffuse, Brain Injuries, Focal, Cortical Contusion, Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive, Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic, Encephalopathy, Traumatic, Focal Brain Injuries, Injuries, Acute Brain, Brain Injury
Synonyms : Chronic Brain Injury, Chronic Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive, Chronic Post-Concussive Encephalopathy, Chronic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy, Injury, Brain, Chronic, Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic, Brain Injuries, Chronic, Chronic Brain Injuries
Synonyms : Brain Injury, Ischemic, Encephalopathy, Ischemic, Ischemia, Cerebral, Ischemic Brain Injury, Brain Injuries, Ischemic, Brain Ischemias, Cerebral Ischemias, Injury, Ischemic Brain, Ischemia, Brain, Ischemias, Cerebral, Ischemic Brain Injuries
| brain murmur |
one produced over a vascular abnormality in the brain.
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| Brain's reflex |
an extension of the hemiplegic flexed arm when the patient assumes the quadrupedal position; called also quadrupedal extensor r.
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| brain attack |
A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by occlusion (an ischemic stroke- approximately 90% of strokes), by hemorrhage (a hemorrhagic stroke - less than 10% of strokes) or other causes. Ischemia is a reduction of blood flow most commonly due to occlusion (an obstruction). ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_attack
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| brain abscess |
Brain abscess (or cerebral abscess) is an abscess caused by inflammation and collection of infected material coming from local (ear infection, infection of paranasal sinuses, infection of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone, epidural abscess) or remote (lung, heart, kidney etc.) infectious sources within the brain tissue. The infection may also be introduced through a skull fracture following a head trauma or surgical procedures. ...
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| brain aneurysm |
A cerebral or brain aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakness in the wall of a cerebral artery or vein causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the blood vessel. A common location of cerebral aneurysms is on the arteries at the base of the brain, known as the Circle of Willis. Aneurysms may result from congenital defects, preexisting conditions such as high blood pressure and atherosclerosis (the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries), or head trauma. ...
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| brain | a tumor in the brain |
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| brain | (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph |
| brain | exhaustion that affects mental keenness |
| brain | a difficult problem |
| brain | the part of the skull that encloses the brain |
| brain | a product of your creative thinking and work |
| brain | characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation |
| brain | not using intelligence |
| brain | the part of the skull that encloses the brain |
| brain | mental ability |
| brain | affected with madness or insanity |
| brain | the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus |