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TNGF
— Truncated Nerve Growth Factor
BNT
— Boston Naming Test
CMAP
— Compound Muscle Action Potential
BAER
— Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
CBF
— Cerebral Blood Flow
AD
— Alzheimer's Disease
EMG/NCV
— Electromyography/nerve Conduction Velocity
AAIDD
— American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
AAMR
— American Association on Mental Retardation
BBB
— Blood Brain Barrier
MMSE
— Mini Mental State Examination
N 1-12
— First To Twelfth Cranial Nerves
PD
— Parkinson's Disease
MCI
— Mild Cognitive Impairment
UTD
— Up to Date
CCD
— Central Core Disease
ABI
— Acquired Brain Injury
SVN
— Sinuvertebral Nerve
RNS
— Reactive Nitrogen Species
ABR
— Auditory Brainstem Response
OBS
— Organic Brain Syndrome
AANN
— American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
RIND
— Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit
BI
— Brain Injury
BNP
— Brain Natriuretic Peptide
CN
— Cranial Nerve
NCV
— Nerve Conduction Velocity
MB
— Megabit
ABI
— Ankle/Brachial Index
RNS
— Repetitive Nerve Stimulation
NINCDS/ADRDA
— National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Diseases and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
CPK-BB
— Creatine Phosphokinase, Brain-type
BDNF
— Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
AIN
— Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia
SNAP
— Sensory Nerve Action Potential
SNS
— Sympathetic Nervous System
CKB
— Creatine Kinase, Brain Type
NOR
— Normal Operating Range
AACPDM
— American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
BD
— Brain Damage
MEB
— Medical Evaluation Board
BRA
— Bilateral Renal Agenesis
AANS
— American Association of Neurological Surgeons
BSTS
— bank of the superior temporal sulcus
ANA
— American Neurological Association
AMA
— American Medical Association
PNB
— peripheral nerve block
SLN
— Sentinel Lymph Node
HBDNF
— Human Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
AAN
— American Academy of Neurology's
AES
— American Epilepsy Society
TS
— Tuberous Sclerosis
MB
— Myoglobin
VBR
— Ventricular Brain Ratio
SNCV
— Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity
TENS
— Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome
C4
— Controlled Collapse Chip Connection
TBI
— Traumatic Brain Injury
SVN
— Small Volume Nebulizer
CCHS
— Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
CMD
— Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
NAP
— Nerve Action Potential
DPNB
— Dorsal Penile Nerve Block
RLN
— Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
CIDP
— Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
IBBB
— Intra-blood-brain Barrier
BERA
— Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry
MEB
— Muscle-Eye-Brain Disease
ABS
— Adaptive Behavior Scale
PIN
— Posterior Interosseous Nerve
ACNP
— American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
NGFG
— Nerve Growth Factor Gamma
DTP
— Distal Tingling on Percussion
DLB
— Dementia with Lewy Bodies
AASCIPSW
— American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers
PCAL
— pericalcarine cortex
PVL
— Periventricular Leukomalacia
SNRB
— Selective Nerve Root Block
BHI
— British Humanities Index
OCD
— tic/obsessive compulsive disorder
AANP
— American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
PRIND
— Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit
DMNX
— Dorsal Motor Nucleus Of The Vagus Nerve
ONG
— Optic Nerve Glioma
AASCIN
— American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
ABS
— Acute Brain Syndrome
CAE
— Childhood Absence Epilepsy
AINS
— Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
AANOS
— American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons
CD
— cortical dysplasia
RNFL
— Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer
CNS
— Congress of Neurological Surgeons
ACT
— Adaptive Control of Thought
TMNST
— Tethered Median Nerve Stress Test
AVPU
— Alert Verbal Painful Unresponsive
CSN
— Carotid sinus nerve
CN VI
— Sixth Cranial Nerve
ABTA
— American Brain Tumor Association
RSNA
— The Radiological Society of North America, Inc.
EACH
— European Alzheimer Clearing House
ABPN
— American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
NCS
— Nerve Conduction Study
CCA
— Cortical cerebellar atrophy
NVS
— Neurologic Vital Signs
AASH
— American Association for the Study of Headache
TFI
— thoracic fluid index
BHIBA
— Brain-Heart Infusion Blood Agar
GVE
— General Visceral Efferent
ABPP
— American Board of Professional Psychology
SND
— Sympathetic Nerve Discharge
PNI
— Peripheral Nerve Injury
CCFDN
— Congenital cataracts facial dysmorphism neuropathy
SMAR
— Supramarginal Gyrus
INA
— International Neurological Association
C6
— Sixth Component of Complement
BAEP
— brainstem auditory evoked potential
NFLD
— Nerve Fiber Layer Defect
ABNS
— American Board of Neurological Surgery
BCI
— behavioral cues index
MEG
— Magnetoencephalography
E COLI
— Eighth Nerve Action Potential, Cochlear Nucleus, Olivary Complex, Lateral Lemniscus, Inferior Colliculus
ABER
— auditory brainstem evoked response
JNNP
— Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
AAPSA
— American Academy of Psychoanalysis
CCM
— Cerebral Cavernous Malformation
MN
— Median Nerve
AIN
— American Institute of Nutrition
PNM
— peripheral nerve myelin
P&N
— Psychiatry and Neurology
CNAP
— Compound Nerve Action Potential
TCNS
— Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulator
SNES
— Suprascapular Nerve Entrapment Syndrome
VAN
— Value-Added Network
C7
— Seventh Component of Complement
CIX-CXII
— Ninth To Twelfth Cranial Nerves
PTN
— Posterior Tibial Nerve
NAVL
— nerve, artery, vein, lymphatic
CD
— Canavan disease
BIC
— Brain Imaging Center
SBLA
— Sarcoma, Breast And Brain Tumors, Leukemia, Laryngeal And Lung Cancer, And Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
NOR
— Normal Order Reduction
NET
— Nerve Excitability Test
BCI
— Brain-Computer Interface
BIC
— Bayes Information Criterion
NOSIC
— Neurologic Outcome Scale for Infants and Children
PN
— phrenic nerve
NOR
— Nucleolar Organizer Region
BTCG
— Brain Tumor Cooperative Group
BD
— Brain Dead
NEOBRAIN
— Neonatal Estimation Of Brain Damage Risk And Identification of Neuroprotectants
SANS
— Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System
COBS
— chronic organic brain syndrome
MTBI
— Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
ISSTD
— International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
SBD
— Selective bowel decontamination
NGC
— National Guidelines Clearinghouse
HBT
— Human Brain Thromboplastin
NC
— nerve conduction
CCA
— Congenital Contractural Arachnodactyly
BBBD
— Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption
NFL
— Nerve Fiber Layer
MNAP
— Mixed Nerve Action Potential
CH
— congenital hydrocephalus
NN
— Nurse Notes
VAN
— Vein, Artery, Nerve
SNS
— Supplementary Nursing System
NRI
— Nerve Root Involvement
CBS
— Chronic Brain Syndrome
DBD
— Definite Brain Damage
BESA
— Brain Electric Source Analysis
NCV
— Noncholera Vibrio
GPN
— glossopharyngeal nerve
MBEC
— mouse brain endothelial cell
NCVS
— Nerve Conduction Velocity Study
ABI
— Adaptive Brain Interfaces
CMF
— caudal middle frontal cortex
NIMH
— National Institutetute of Mental Health
NI
— neurological improvement
BE
— brain edema
CNP
— cranial nerve palsy
CN IX
— Ninth Cranial Nerve
ABCN
— American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology
ATSS
— Australasian Tuberous Sclerosis Society
CN III
— Third Cranial Nerve
NGFR
— Nerve Growth Factor Receptor
CN IV
— Fourth Cranial Nerve
PBNP
— Porcine Brain Natriuretic Peptide
NAPPS
— nerve agent pyridostigmine pretreatment set
ABNN
— American Board of Neuroscience Nursing
SBRN
— Sensory Branch of Radial Nerve
CN XII
— Twelfth Cranial Nerve
BAN
— British Association of Neurologists
HBEC
— Human Brain Endothelial Cell
ESB
— Electrical Stimulation of the Brain
ANI
— Acute Nerve Irritation
BSEP
— Brain Stem Evoked Potential
BSI
— Behavioural Science Institute
HBMEC
— Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cell
ENT
— entorhinal cortex
DAVF
— dural arteriovenous fistulae
AIPFP
— Acute Idiopathic Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy
BDGF
— brain-derived growth factor
PORB
— pars orbitalis
NGF
— Nerve growth factor protein
PREC
— precentral gyrus
NICU
— Neurological Intensive Care Unit
BRAINS
— Biochemical Research And INformation Study
PTRI
— pars triangularis
NEUR
— Neurology
MFB
— Medial Forebrain Bundle
PPNA
— Peak Phrenic Nerve Activity
BTSG
— Brain Tumor Study Group
MRF
— Midbrain Reticular Formation
ND
— neurologic deficit
SBNS
— Society of British Neurological Surgeons
IBI
— intermittent bladder irrigation
NEURO
— Neurology
DBS
— deep brain stimulation
AOBS
— Acute Organic Brain Syndrome
SUDEP
— Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
SNST
— Sciatic nerve stretch test
SFN
— Society For Neuroscience
PNL
— Peripheral Nerve Lesion
NINCDS
— National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke
SNCS
— Sensory Nerve Conduction Studies
BSER
— Brain Stem Evoked Response
IBRO
— International Brain Research Organization
ABOMBI
— American Board of Minor Brain Injury
OHN
— Optical Nerve Head
HPNS
— high pressure neurologic syndrome
NINDS
— National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
MEBS
— muscle-eye-brain syndrome
IQ
— Intellectual quotient
MB
— Megabase
LOCC
— lateral occipital cortex
NBD
— Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
OBD
— Organic Brain Disease
IT
— inferior temporal cortex
BR
— Brain Research
CNX
— Cranial Nerve Number 10
BEP
— Basic Element of Performance
ERNA
— Efferent Renal Nerve Activity
FENS
— Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
HBT
— Human Breast Tumor
CN VII
— Seventh Cranial Nerve
HBNP
— Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide
HBMP
— Human Brain Map Project
CHN
— Community Health Nurse
NGC
— Nucleus reticularis gigantocellularis
GVA
— General Visceral Afferent
MPNST
— malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
ABER
— Abducted and Externally Rotated
OHN
— Occupational Health Nurse
NCRND
— National Committee For Research In Neurological Diseases
CNI
— Community Nutrition Institute
PC
— posterior cingulate cortex
COBS
— cesarean-obtained barrier-sustained
ADN
— Aortic Depressor Nerve
NSA
— Neurological Society of America
IPBH
— Intraparenchymal Brain Hemorrhage
DNR
— Daunorubicin
SCV
— sensory nerve conduction velocity
ABPNS
— American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery
CN X
— Tenth Cranial Nerve
MFB
— Multiple Feedback
SNA
— Sympathetic Nerve Activity
MOF
— medial orbitofrontal cortex
DMV
— dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve
ISTC
— isthmus of the cingulate cortex
IBI
— ischemic brain infarction
NS
— No Show
JNO
— Journal of Neuro-Oncology
ANTI-PNM AB
— Anti-peripheral Nerve Myelin Antibody
N
— Nerve
NRI
— Nerve Root Irritation
POMONA
— Pregnancy And Postpartum, Osteoporosis, Mastectomy Rehabilitation, Osteoarthritis, Nerve Pain, Athletic Injuries
BSE
— Brain Surface Extractor
LHON
— Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
BHIA
— Brain-Heart Infusion Agar
BUI
— Brain Uptake Index
PNI
— Prognostic Nutritional Index
RLN
— regional lymph node
MNCV
— median nerve conduction velocity
POPE
— pars opercularis
BSAEP
— Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potentials
PNB
— Perineal Needle Biopsy
DCN
— dorsal cutaneous nerve
SMB
— Suckling Mouse Brain
S1-S5
— First To Fifth Sacral Nerves
EBS
— Emergency Bed Service
LVN
— lateral ventricular nerve
EPNS
— European Paediatric Neurology Society
BRC
— Brain Reserve Capacity
GON
— Greater Occipital Nerve
ANAS
— anastomosis
RAC
— rostral anterior cingulate cortex
ANGFA
— antinerve growth factor antibody
NDS
— Neurologic deficit score
BEP
— BRAIN EVOKED POTENTIAL
CN I
— First Cranial Nerve
AIS
— Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome
PARC
— paracentral lobule
RNS
— reference normal serum
ISIR
— International Society for Intelligence Research
C1
— First Cervical Nerve
GOND
— glaucomatous optic nerve damage
PSTS
— postcentral gyrus
BAN
— British Approved Names (see USP Dictionary)
NS
— Nerves
CNV
— Fifth Cranial Nerve
BH
— brain hormone
CVII
— Seventh Cranial Nerve
C2
— Second Cervical Nerve
CVIII
— Eighth Cranial Nerve
BSR
— brain stimulation reinforcement
CSN
— Chemical Safety Newsbase
SP
— Superior Parietal Cortex
N&M
— Night And Morning
BEAM
— brain electrical activity monitoring
BRESHECK
— Brain Anomalies-retardation Of Mentality And Growth-ectodermal Hypoplasia-Hirschsprung Disease-ear Deformity And Deafness-eye Hypoplasia-cleft Palate-cryptorchidism-kidney Dysplasia
EEG
— Electroencephalography
NTV
— Nerve Tissue Vaccine
CR NN
— Cranial Nerves
NBMB
— Newborn Mouse Brain
NS
— Neurosurgery
NINDB
— National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness
CNS
— cutaneous nerve stimulator
TNS
— Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation
NP
— Nerve Palsy
APOPIS
— Abnormal proteins in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders
SNA
— Student Nurses Association
RSN
— Romanian Society of Neurosurgery
BRAINS
— Brain Research: Analysis of Images, Networks and Systems
LMA
— Limbic Midbrain Area
TAANOS
— The American Academy Of Neurological And Orthopaedic Surgeons
CINCA
— Chronic Infantile Neurological Cutaneous And Auricular
MFB
— Metallic Foreign Body
CIV
— Fourth Cranial Nerve
NINDS-TPAST
— National Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke-Tissue Plasminogen Activator Stroke Trial
TRINS
— Totally Reversible Ischemic Neurological Symptoms
CAC
— Caudal Anterior Cingulate Cortex
NGFB
— Nerve growth factor beta
CVI
— Sixth Cranial Nerve
AIN
— Anterior Interosseous Nerve
C1
— First Cervical Vertebra
PWBRT
— Prophylactic Whole Brain Radiation Therapy
PCUN
— precuneus
N&M
— Nerves And Muscles
WBV
— Whole Blood Volume
NGFIA
— Nerve Growth Factor-induced Clone A
CNXI
— Eleventh Cranial Nerve
ADN
— Antideoxyribonuclease
WBV
— Whole Brain Volume
DNV
— Dorsal Nucleus Of Vagus Nerve
BRESEK
— Brain Anomalies-retardation Of Mentality-ectodermal Dysplasia-kidney Dysplasia
SNA
— Specimen Not Available
LFS
— liver function series
MND
— Modified Neck Dissection
BAQ
— brain-age quotient
LING
— Lingual Gyrus
HFB
— human fetal brain
CV
— Fifth Cranial Nerve
PARH
— parahippocampal cortex
NNP
— nerve net pulse
GIFB
— Growth Hormone Inhibitory Factor, Brain
KINDS
— Kinmen Neurologic Disorders Survey
BNOS
— Brain Nitric Oxide Synthase
CNVIII
— Eighth Cranial Nerve
VDCC
— Voltage-Dependant Calcium Channel
NT
— Normal Temperature
C3
— Third Cervical Nerve
ST
— Superior Temporal Cortex
MND
— Minor Neurological Dysfunction
NE
— Nerve Ending
NAPP
— Nerve Agent Pyridostigmine Pretreatment
ECNP
— European College Of Neuropsychopharmacology
DNS
— diaphragmatic nerve stimulation
NGFA
— nerve growth factor alpha
CNAP
— Career Nurse Assistants' Programs
NGSA
— Nerve Growth Stimulating Activity
CHN
— Chinese Herb Nephropathy
NBD
— No Brain Damage
BIS
— Brain Information Service
SVN
— Selectively Vulnerable Neurons
CIII
— Third Cranial Nerve
QENF
— quantifying examination of neurologic function
CSNS
— carotid sinus nerve stimulation
VNS
— visiting nursing service
TFI
— transient forebrain ischemia
IR-BNP
— Immunoreactive Brain Natriuretic Peptide
IDBS
— infantile diffuse brain sclerosis
ANRI
— Acute Nerve Root Irritation
RMF
— rostral middle frontal cortex
NC
— neurologic check
NLG
— Nerve Conduction Velocities
ESB
— Environmental Specimen Banking
EBS
— electric brain stimulation
MNAP
— Multineuron Acquisition Processor
CH. BR. SYN.
— Chronic Brain Syndrome
RSNA
— Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity
ANO
— Amiodarone Neuropathy Of The Optic Nerve
NCM
— Neural Control of Movement
PHN
— Phrenic Nerve
ABI
— atherothrombotic brain infarct
BD
— brain death
NR
— Nerve Root
PBL
— Primary Brain Lymphoma
NET
— Nasoendotracheal Tube
LFS
— Latest Finishing Shift
BRA
— Bone-resorbing Activity
BHIRS
— Brain-heart Infusion And Rabbit Serum
BT
— Brain Tumor
NN
— new name
ICBM
— International Consortium For Brain Mapping
SBD
— Senile brain disease
NBS
— normal brain stem
BRAT
— brain tumor gene
BNT
— Brain Neurotransmitter
NT
— No-Test
CUN
— cuneus
TNS
— Tumor Necrosis Serum
PNI
— Postnatal Infection
OND
— Ophthalmic Nursing Diploma
TSI
— Tuberous Sclerosis International
NE
— Neurologic Examination
PNS
— Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
S-BD
— Seizure-brain damage
RNGF
— rhodamine-nerve growth factor
LOF
— lateral orbitofrontal cortex
DBD
— Deoxyribonucleic Acid-binding Domain
PTBS
— Posttraumatic Brain Syndrome
UNCV
— Ulnar Nerve Conduction Velocity
SNR
— Selective Nerve Root
OND
— Other Neurological Disorders
CI
— First Cranial Nerve
EBS
— Elastic Back Strap
WBV
— Waterborne Virus
CII
— Second Cranial Nerve
TP
— Temporal Pole
NOR
— Neurologic Outcome Research
TT
— Transverse Temporal Cortex
SCNS
— Subcutaneous nerve stimulation
OMN
— Oculomotor Nerve
AINS
— Anti-inflammatory Nonsteroidal
SF
— Superior Frontal Cortex
IP
— inferior parietal cortex
ONE
— otoneurological expert system
CN II
— Second Cranial Nerve
NNPS
— Nerve Net Pulses
MT
— middle temporal cortex
NINDS
— National Institutetute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
GCNST
— Granular Cell Nerve Sheath Tumor
MULIBREY
— Muscle-liver-brain-eye Nanism Or Dwarfism
TNS
— Total Nuclear Score
BF
— brain factor
OND
— Orbitonasal Dislocation
BPS
— brain protein solvent
BNC
— Brain Sodium Channel
BRCT
— Brain Resuscitation Clinical Trial
BR
— Brain Respiration
PHN
— Pharyngeal Branch Of The Vagus Nerve
NGFIC
— Nerve Growth Factor-induced Clone C
C4
— Fourth Component Of Complement
MMS
— Mini Mental Slate
C5
— Fifth Component Of Complement
NH
— Neurologic History
BC
— brain contour
CSPINE
— Corticosteroid Use, Seropositive RA, Peripheral Joint Destruction, Involvement Of Cervical Nerves, Nodules, Established Disease
NA
— neurologic age
N
— Neurology
BR
— Brain Repair
LORETA
— Low-resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography
TBI
— Thrombotic brain infarction
BSI
— Brainstem Injury
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