Medical/Neurosurgical Glossary
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Jacob-Creutzfeldt Disease – This is a rare disease of the brain which causes dementia (slow thought) and eventual death.  It is similar to mad-cow disease.

Joint – The junction (articulation) between two or more bones that permits movement between the bones.

Jogger Foot Syndrome (Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome) – This painful pinching of a nerve at the ankle is similar to the carpal tunnel syndrome in the arm.  This may be fixed with surgery.

Johnson-Stevens Syndrome (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome) – An allergic loss of much of the skin.  Often this is fatal if not treated early.

Jones Criteria – The combination of signs used to diagnose rheumatic fever.

Jones Syndrome (Cherubism) – This is the combination of several birth defects including craniosynostosis and Dandy-Walker Malformations.

Jugular Sign (Queckenstedt Test) – If the compression of both jugular veins causes increased intracranial pressure, there is possible a lateral sinus thrombosis.

Jugular Veins – Veins that carry blood from the head back to the heart.

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