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Neurosurgery Terms in MyChart
Please refer to the tables below to find the neurosurgery term to choose when scheduling appointments in MyChart.
| TERM YOU MAY HAVE HEARD | CHOOSE THIS IN MYCHART: |
| Abnormal head shape | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Abnormal spine bones | Spinal deformity |
| Abnormal tone | Cerebral palsy |
| Abnormal vascular stain | Tethered cord |
| Abnormal vertebra | Spinal deformity |
| Aneurysm | Aneurysm |
| Arachnoid cyst | Arachnoid Cyst |
| Arachnoid cyst shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| Arnold Chiari malformation | Chiari malformation |
| Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) | Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) |
| Big head size | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Brachial plexopathy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Brachial plexus injury | Brachial plexus injury |
| Brachycephaly | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Brain blood vessel problem | Brain blood vessel problem |
| Brain cyst | Brain cyst |
| Brain infection | Brain abscess / infection |
| Brain injury | Head trauma |
| Brain pus | Brain abscess / infection |
| Brain vascular abnormality | Brain vascular abnormality |
| Caudal regression | Tethered cord |
| Cavernoma | Brain vascular abnormality |
| Cerebellar tonsils | Chiari malformation |
| Cerebral palsy | Cerebral palsy |
| Chiari | Chiari malformation |
| Chiari malformation | Chiari malformation |
| Closed head injury | Closed head injury |
| Coccygeal dimple | Tethered cord |
| Concussion | Head trauma |
| Congenital vertebral anomaly | Spinal deformity |
| Congenital vertebral anomaly | Tethered cord |
| Craniosynostosis | Craniosynostosis |
| Cut nerve | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Cyst-peritoneal shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| Cyst-pleural shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| TERM YOU MAY HAVE HEARD | CHOOSE THIS IN MYCHART: |
| Dermal sinus tract | Tethered cord |
| Dermoid | Dermoid |
| Dimple | Tethered cord |
| Dystonia | Cerebral palsy |
| EG | Skull or Scalp Lesions |
| Eosinophilic granuloma | Skull or Scalp Lesions |
| Erb palsy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Extremity nerve injury | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Fatty filum | Tethered cord |
| Fibrous dysplasia | Fibrous dysplasia |
| Filum | Tethered cord |
| Flat head | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Fluid in the spinal cord | Chiari malformation |
| Head banging | Headaches |
| Head deformity | Head Deformity |
| Head injury | Head trauma |
| Head lesion | Skull or Scalp Lesions |
| Head pain | Headaches |
| Head trauma | Head trauma |
| Headaches | Headaches |
| Hemivertebrae | Spinal deformity |
| Hirsutism (abnormal hair) | Tethered cord |
| Hydrocephalus | Hydrocephalus |
| Hydrocephaly | Hydrocephalus |
| Hydromyelia | Chiari malformation |
| Klippel-Feil syndrome | Spinal deformity |
| Klumpke palsy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Lipoma | Tethered cord |
| Lipomyelomeningocele | Tethered cord |
| Low lying conus | Tethered cord |
| Low lying cord | Tethered cord |
| Macrocephaly | Abnormal head shape or size |
| McCune-Albright syndrome | Skull-base lesion/tumor |
| Median nerve palsy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Meningocele manque | Tethered cord |
| TERM YOU MAY HAVE HEARD | CHOOSE THIS IN MYCHART: |
| Microcephaly | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Migraine | Headaches |
| Movement disorder | Cerebral palsy |
| Moya moya | Brain vascular abnormality |
| Myelocystocele | Tethered cord |
| Naso-pharyngeal carcinoma | Skull-base lesion/tumor |
| Naso-pharyngeal tumor | Skull-base lesion/tumor |
| Nerve stretch | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Neuropathy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Neuropraxia | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Occcult spinal dysraphism | Tethered cord |
| Peripheral nerve | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Peripheral neuropathy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Pineal cyst | Pineal cyst |
| Pit | Tethered cord |
| Pituitary cyst | Pituitary cyst |
| Pituitary tumor | Pituitary tumor |
| Plagiocephaly | plagiocephaly |
| Reservoir | Hydrocephalus |
| Rib hump | Spinal deformity |
| Sacral dimple | Sacral dimple |
| Scalp lesion | Skull or Scalp Lesions |
| Scaphocephaly | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Scoliosis | Scoliosis |
| Segmentation anomaly | Spinal deformity |
| Seizure disorder | Seizure disorder |
| Seizures | Epilepsy |
| Severed nerve | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Shoulder dystocia | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| Skin abnormality | Tethered cord |
| Skin tag | Tethered cord |
| Skull base tumor | Skull-base lesion/tumor |
| Skull bump | Skull or Scalp Lesions |
| Skull lesion | Skull or Scalp Lesions |
| TERM YOU MAY HAVE HEARD | CHOOSE THIS IN MYCHART: |
| Skull-based lesion | Skull-base lesion/tumor |
| Small head size | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Spastic gait | Cerebral palsy |
| Spasticity | Cerebral palsy |
| Sphenoid tumor | Skull-base lesion/tumor |
| Spina bifida | Tethered cord |
| Spina bifida occulta | Tethered cord |
| Spinal cord compression | Spinal cord compression |
| Spinal curvature | Spinal deformity |
| Spinal deformity | Spinal deformity |
| Spinal hemangioma | Tethered cord |
| Spinal instability | Spinal instability |
| Spondylolisthesis | Spinal deformity |
| Subgaleal shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| Synostosis | Abnormal head shape or size |
| Syringohydromyelia | Chiari malformation |
| Syringomyelia | Syringomyelia |
| Syrinx | Chiari malformation |
| Tethered cord | Tethered cord |
| Tonsillar ectopia | Chiari malformation |
| Ulnar nerve palsy | Peripheral nerve injury |
| Uneven head shape | Abnormal head shape or size |
| VA shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| VACTERL | Tethered cord |
| VATER’s syndrome | Tethered cord |
| Ventricular shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| Vertebral segmentation anomaly | Tethered cord |
| V-gallbladder shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| VP shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| VP Shunt (Ventriculoperitoneal) shunt | VP Shunt (Ventriculoperitoneal) shunt |
| V-pleural shunt | Hydrocephalus |
| Water on the brain | Hydrocephalus |
| Weird shaped head | Abnormal head shape or size |