
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 |