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| Electroencephalograph
(EEG) |
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test used to detect and record the
electrical activity generated by the brain. |
| Electromyograph (EMG) |
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test used to discover diseases of
the muscles, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves by measuring how
electrical current moves through them. |
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Electronystagmography (ENG) |
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the use of electrooculography (a record of
the standing voltage between the front and back of the eye that is
correlated with eyeball movement (as in REM sleep) and obtained by
electrodes suitably placed on the skin near the eye) to study nystagmus (a
rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs occurring normally with
dizziness during and after bodily rotation or abnormally after injuries {as
to the cerebellum or the vestibule of the ear}) |
| Endorphins |
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hormone-like
substances produced in the brain and having analgesic properties. |
| Episodic |
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occurring in episodes, coming and going with no discernable pattern. |
| Ergotamine |
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drug originally derived from the
ergot fungus. Constricts blood vessels and has been used since the 1920's
to treat migraine headaches. They are used to treat
severe, throbbing headaches, such as migraine and cluster headaches.
Dihydroergotamine and ergotamine are not ordinary pain relievers. They
will not relieve any kind of pain other than throbbing headaches. Because
these medicines can cause serious side effects, they are usually used for
patients whose headaches are not relieved by acetaminophen, aspirin, or
other pain relievers. |
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