Adult Neurology Glossary

Weakness affecting one side of the body, typically resulting from stroke or brain injury.

Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain's ventricular system causing increased intracranial pressu...

State of abnormally heightened alertness and sensitivity to environmental stimuli, often seen in delirium or anxiety dis...

Relating to or occurring during an epileptic seizure episode.

Inability to carry out complex, sequential motor tasks due to impaired understanding of tool use and action sequences.

Inability to perform learned skilled movements on command despite understanding the task and having intact motor functio...

Occurring between seizures, referring to the period when a patient with epilepsy is not experiencing ictal activity.

A disorder of horizontal eye movements caused by lesions in the medial longitudinal fasciculus, resulting in impaired ad...

Continuous measurement of pressure within the skull using invasive or non-invasive techniques.

Involuntary rhythmic movements that occur during voluntary motor activity, including postural and intention tremors.

A chronic memory disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, characterized by severe anterograde amnesia and confabulation....

Abnormal contrast enhancement of the pia and arachnoid membranes visible on contrast-enhanced MRI.

White matter changes on neuroimaging, typically representing small vessel disease or chronic ischaemia.

Abnormal protein aggregates found in neurons, characteristic of Parkinson's disease and related disorders.

Diagnostic procedure involving needle insertion into the spinal canal to collect cerebrospinal fluid.

Non-invasive neuroimaging technique measuring magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the brain, offering hig...

Usually benign brain tumour arising from the meninges, most commonly attached to the dura mater.

Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder causing fluctuating weakness due to acetylcholine receptor antibodies.

Sudden, brief, involuntary muscle jerks that can occur in various neurological conditions.

Central nervous system infection caused by larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium.

A group of genetic disorders causing tumors to grow along nerves and affecting skin pigmentation. The most common types...

The brain's ability to reorganize and form new neural connections throughout life, particularly important in recovery fr...

A form of hydrocephalus with enlarged ventricles but normal or mildly elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure.

Involuntary rhythmic eye movements that can indicate vestibular, cerebellar, or brainstem dysfunction.