Medical Terminology Nervous System/Mental Health

Which term means surgical repair of a nerve

• neuroplasty

• neuropexy

• neurorrhaphy

• neuropathy

Also called a grand mal seizure

• absence seizure

• focal seizure

• tonic-clonic seizure

• petit mal seizure

This sensation occurs prior to an epileptic seizure or migraine

• hallucination

• dementia

• aura

• delirium

Paralysis on one side of the body

• hemiplegia

• dysphagia

• palsy

• hemiparesis

Abnormal mental state characterized by confusion, disorientation, and agitation

• dementia

• convulsion

• palsy

• delirium

Involuntary, repetitive, alternating movement of a body part

• paresthesia

• syncope

• tremor

• palsy

Medical term for fainting

• coma

• syncope

• seizure

• aura

Paralysis of lower portion of body and both legs

• paraplegia

• biplegia

• paresthesia

• hemiparesis

Abnormal sensation such as burning or tingling

• tremor

• paresthesia

• seizure

• syncope

Progressive impairment of intellectual function

• coma

• delirium

• palsy

• dementia