OMS Manual/Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OF OMS

Description

This chapter is intended to provide definitions of medical terminology pertaining to OMS.

* Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome (OMS)

http://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/opsoclonus-myoclonus-syndrome/

* Neuroblastoma (NB):

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Radiation_Oncology/Neuroblastoma

* Ganglioneuroblastoma:

http://www.healthline.com/health/ganglioneuroblastoma

* Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF):

http://www.healthline.com/health/csf-oligoclonal-banding

* Central Nervous System (CNS):

http://biology.about.com/od/organsystems/ss/central-nervous-system.htm

Components and Processes of the Immune System

* B cell:

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2413

* T Cell:

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11300

* Cytokines:

http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Cytokines.aspx

* Chemokines:

http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-are-Chemokines.aspx

* Process of b/t cell proliferation Key role of CXCL13/CXCR5 axis for cerebrospinal fluid B cell recruitment in pediatric OMS Pranzatelli MR, Tate ED, McGee NR, Travelstead AL, Ransohoff RM, Ness JM, Colliver JA

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22264765/?i=24&from=Opsoclonus-myoclonus%20syndrome

* Elevated B-cell activating factor BAFF, but not APRIL, correlates with CSF cerebellar autoantibodies in pediatric opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?db=pubmed&cmd=search&term=19339060

Scans and Imaging

* Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/146309.php

* Iobenguane or Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG Scan):

http://www.insideradiology.com.au/pages/view.php?T_id=13#.V9GPeYWcEk4

* X-ray computed tomography (CT Scan):

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153201.php

Other Key Medical Terms

* Blood Brain Barrier:

http://www.brainfacts.org/brain-basics/neuroanatomy/articles/2014/blood-brain-barrier

* Biomarkers (generic medical definition):

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3078627/

* Lumbar Puncture (LP):

http://www.webmd.com/brain/lumbar-puncture#1

Labs

* Catecholamine:

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20210

* Complete Blood Count (CBC):

http://www.medicinenet.com/complete_blood_count/article.htm

* Flow cytometric analysis of cerebrospinal fluid

http://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/What-is-Flow-Cytometry.aspx

* Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC):

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=20030

* Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP):

https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003468.htm

* Liver Function Tests (LFT):

http://www.medicinenet.com/liver_blood_tests/article.htm

* Quantitative Immunoglobulins Test:

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/immunoglobulins/tab/test

* Fantastic website which offers easy to understand information about labs and interpreting results:

http://Www.labtestsonline.org