Common Terms by Procedure

Herniated Disk Repair
Aesculap retractor system
benzoin
bipolar electrocautery
Black Max drill
Cobb periosteal dissector
crystalloid
diskectomy
disk herniation
disk space
downbiting
epineural
herniated disk
laminotomy
ligamentum flavum
Love nerve root retractor
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
medial facetectomy
midline incision
Penfield dissector
pituitary rongeur
sciatica
spinous process
Steri-Strips
subperiosteal dissection
superficial fascia
usual aseptic fashion
Wilson frame
Woodson instrument

Laminectomy with Resection of Tumor
abnormal signal
bipolar electrocautery
Black Max drill
bone scan
bone wax
Bovie electrocautery
cerebellar retractor
Cobb periosteal dissector
crystalloid
epidural fat
frozen section
hemostasis
intraspinal tumor
investing fascia
Jackson-Pratt drain
laminectomy
loupe magnification
lumbar spine
Mayfield-Kees 3-point headholder
metastatic tumor
3-mm punch
muscular layer
needle biopsy
neurological deterioration
pericardial mass
sarcomatoid carcinoma
spinal cord compression
subcuticular closure
superficial fascia
uptake
virtual body

Polysomnography Study
apneic episode
awakenings
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
desaturation
disruptive snoring
hypopneic episode
increased arousal
maintenance insomnia
mean oxygenation
nasal CPAP
oronasal appliance
oxygen saturation (SaO2)
periodic leg movement index
peripheral neuropathy
psychological etiology
psychophysiologic mechanism
rapid eye movement (REM)
REM stage
restless leg syndrome
SaO2
sleep apnea syndrome
sleep disrupter
sleep efficiency
sleep initiation
sleep latency
sleep stage
slow-wave sleep
uremia

Stereotactic Biopsy of Brain Tumor
biopsy probe
bipolar electrocautery
Black Max drill
bur hole
cerebral edema
computed tomography (CT)
contrast material
CT-guided biopsy
CT scanner table
dura
freehand sample
frozen section
galea
general endotracheal anesthesia
glioblastoma multiforme
gross total resection
high-grade primary tumor
lidocaine with epinephrine
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
malignant brain tumor
metastatic parietal brain tumor
M1 tip
parietal bur hole
parietal tumor
permanent section
scalp flap
stereotatic apparatus
stereotactic frame ring
temporalis muscle
usual aseptic fashion
Weitlaner retractor

Suboccipital Craniotomy
bacteriostatic solution
curette
depressed skull fracture
dura
epidural space
leakage of spinal fluid
linear incision
Mayfield headholder
pericranial space
pressure point
running 4-0 chromic suture
suboccipital area
suboccipital craniotomy
supine position
upright position

Trigeminal Nerve Decompression
aberrant vessel
AlloDerm graft
asterion
avulsion procedure
axillary roll
balloon rhizotomy
bifurcation
bone eminence
bone flap
bone graft
bone wax
bony protuberance
Bovie electrocautery
bur hole
caudal branch
cerebellar hemisphere
cerebellar retractor
cerebellum
cisterna magna
cranial branch
cranial nerve abnormality
craniotome
cruciate fashion
crystalloid
diamond bur
dura
dural opening
fibrin glue
lidocaine with epinephrine
mastoid process
microvascular decompression
Penfield dissector
petrosal vein
petrous bone
pontine artery
posterior fossa
posterior groove
potential recurrence
radiofrequency rhizotomy
retrosigmoid craniotomy
sigmoid sinus
superior cerebellar artery
Synthes plate
tentorium
tic douloureux
transverse sinus
trigeminal nerve
trigeminal neuralgia
Valsalva maneuver

Ventricular Catheter Placement
Becker drainage system
Betadine
CAT scan
cerebral edema
coagulopathy
computerized axial tomography (CAT)
computerized tomography (CT)
CT scan
dura
epidural hematoma
glabella
Heiss retractor
hematoma
lidocaine with epinephrine
parasagittal incision
phenobarbital
twister
twist hole
ventricular catheter
ventriculostomy

Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Revision
bur hole site
cranioplasty
Delta performance level I valve
frontal horn
lateral ventricle
monopolar cautery
prepped and draped sterilely
shunt valve
subgaleal plane
subgaleal pocket
ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure
ventriculoperitoneal shunt revision
ventriculoscope