Category: N

The ability to cause pathological changes in nerves.  

The origin and development of a neural disease.  

Arthritis associated with diseases of the nervous system. It occurs most commonly as a result of diabetes but can occur in tabes dorsalis, syphilis, and syringomyelia.  

An implantable device used to stimulate the brain or spinal cord (e.g., in the management of motor movement disorders or chronic and intractable pain). The electrical energy is provided in pulses at an appropriate rate to inhibit the perception of pain.  

Concerning the central nervous system and the eye.  

The branch of ophthalmology concerned with the neurology of the visual system.  

A phagocyte that destroys tissue in the nervous system.  

Inflammation of nerve cells; e.g., inflammation of middle ear nerve cells is called vestibular neuronitis.  

Concerning the nervous and renal systems.  

Radiological guidance for neurosurgery. The surgeon may rely on information obtained from ultrasonic images (“sononavigation”), magnetic resonance images, PET scans, or CT data, to select tissues for excision while avoiding eloquent (speech-controlling) regions of the brain.