Glossary of Terms

D

dandy walker malformation

decerebrate posturing

decompressive cervical laminectomy

decorticate posturing

deep brain stimulation

deep vein thrombosis (dvt)

degenerated disc

dementia

dens

depressed skull fracture

depth electrodes

dermatomes

desmopressin

devic syndrome

dexamethasone

diabetes insipidus (di)

diabetic neuritis

diastematomyelia

diffusion weighted imaging

diplopia

disc

discitis

discogram

disseminated intravascular coagulation (dic)

doll's eyes

doppler

dorello's canal

dorsal column stimulation

dorsal rhizotomy

dorsal root entry zone lesion (drez lesion)

double crush syndrome

downbeat nystagmus

drop metastases

dural arteriovenous malformation (avm)

dura mater

duret hemorrhages

dysarthria

dyskinesia

dysphagia

dysphasia