Biomaterial Database

Patients with acute insult to the central nervous system. An observation tool. 1973

L W Hafey, and B A Keane

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009129	Muscle Tonus	The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)	Muscle Tension,Muscle Tightness,Muscular Tension,Tension, Muscle,Tension, Muscular,Tightness, Muscle,Tonus, Muscle
D009460	Neurologic Examination	Assessment of sensory and motor responses and reflexes that is used to determine impairment of the nervous system.	Examination, Neurologic,Neurological Examination,Examination, Neurological,Examinations, Neurologic,Examinations, Neurological,Neurologic Examinations,Neurological Examinations
D009737	Nursing Records	Data recorded by nurses concerning the nursing care given to the patient, including judgment of the patient's progress.	Records, Nursing,Nursing Record,Record, Nursing
D011187	Posture	The position or physical attitude of the body.	Postures
D011680	Pupil	The aperture in the iris through which light passes.	Pupils
D012018	Reflex	An involuntary movement or exercise of function in a part, excited in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the brain or spinal cord.
D002493	Central Nervous System Diseases	Diseases of any component of the brain (including the cerebral hemispheres, diencephalon, brain stem, and cerebellum) or the spinal cord.	CNS Disease,Central Nervous System Disease,Central Nervous System Disorder,CNS Diseases,Central Nervous System Disorders
D003243	Consciousness	Sense of awareness of self and of the environment.	Consciousnesses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013060	Speech	Communication through a system of conventional vocal symbols.	Public Speaking,Speaking, Public