Term
| Paralysis of lower limb (opposite side) |
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Definition
Upper fifth of Motor area line
"LOWER LIMB & TRUNK AREA" |
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Term
| Paralysis of upper limb (opposite side) |
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Definition
Second and third fifths of Motor area line
"UPPER LIMB AREA" |
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Term
| Upper motor neuron paralysis of face (opposite side), motor aphasia, dribbling saliva, impaired speech |
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Definition
lower two fifths of Motor area line
"FACIAL AREA" (includes SPEECH #1) |
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Term
| Low back pain (opposite side), numbness or paresthesia in that area, occipital headache, stiff neck, vertigo |
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Definition
upper fifth of Sensory area line
"LOWER LIMB, HEAD & TRUNK AREA" |
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Term
| Pain, numbness or other paresthesia of upper limb (opposites side) |
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Definition
Second and third fifths of sensory line
"UPPER LIMB AREA" |
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Term
| Migraine headache, trigeminal neuralgia, toothache (opposite side), arthritis of the temporomandibular joint |
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Definition
Lower two fifths of the Sensory area line
"FACIAL AREA" |
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Term
| Paralysis, pain, or numbness of lower limb, acute back sprain, nocturnal urination, prolapsed uterus |
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Definition
Parallel w/ midline of head, 1cm beside midpoint bilaterally, 3cm long
"LEG MOTOR & SENSORY AREA" |
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Term
| Syndenham's Chorea, tremors, palsy and related syndromes |
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Definition
Parallel with and 1.5cm anterior to Motor line
"CHOREA AND TREMOR CONTROL AREA" |
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Term
| Superficial edema, hypertension |
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Definition
parallel with and 1.5cm anterior to Chorea and tremor control line
"BLOOD VESSEL DILATIONS & CONSTRICTION LINE" |
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Term
| Tinnitus, vertigo, diminished hearing, Menier's syndrome |
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Definition
horizontal line 1.5cm above and centered on the apex of the ear, 4cm in length
"VERTIGO AND HEARING AREA" |
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Term
Nominal aphasia
(aka Anomic aphasia, it is a severe problem with recalling words or names) |
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Definition
vertical line 2cm beside tuber parietale on back of head, 3 cm in length
"SPEECH #2" |
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Term
Receptive aphasia
(px can speak with normal grammar, syntax, rate, intonation and stress, but their language content is incorrect. They may use the wrong words, insert nonexistent words into speech (neologisms), or string normal words together randomly (word salad). They retain the ability to sing or to recite something memorized.) |
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Definition
Overlaps "Vertigo and Hearing" area at midpoint and continues 3 cm posteriorly
"SPEECH #3" |
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Term
Apraxia
(loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements, despite having the desire and the physical ability to perform the movements |
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Definition
With the tuber parietale origin, three needles can be inserted 3cm inferiorly, anteriorly & posteriorly, forming a 40 degree angle
"VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT AREA" |
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Term
Cortical blindness
(total or partial loss of vision in a normal-appearing eye caused by damage to the visual area in the brain's occipital cortex) |
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Definition
1cm lateral to EOP, parallel to midline of head, 4cm in length extending upward
"VISION AREA" |
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Term
| Loss of balance due to cerebellar disorders |
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Definition
3cm lateral to the EOP, parallel to midline of head, 4cm in length, extending downward
"BALANCE AREA" |
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Term
| Discomfort in upper abdomen |
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Definition
Beginning at the hairline directly above pupil of eye, parallel w/ midline of head, 2cm in length extending posteriorly
"STOMACH AREA" |
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Term
| Pain in upper right quadrant of the abdomen and/or right rib cage; chronic hepatitis |
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Definition
a line 2cm in length extending anteriorly from the Stomach area
"LIVER & GALLBLADDER AREA" |
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Term
| Asthma, chest pain, intermittent supraventricular tachycardia |
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Definition
Midway between and parallel with Stomach area & the midline of the head, bilaterally, 2cm long extending posteriorly
"THORACIC CAVITY AREA" |
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Term
| Abnormal uterine bleeding, combined with Leg motor area for prolapsed uterus |
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Definition
Parallel and lateral to the Stomach area at a distance equal to that between Stomach area and Thoracic Cavity area, 2 cm in length
"REPRODUCTION AREA" |
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Term
| A line parallel and 1.5 cm posterior to the motor line |
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Definition
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Term
| A line starting from a point 0.5cm posterior to midpoint of the midline and stretching diagonally across the head to a point a the intersection of the zygomatic arch (superior margin) with the hairline at the temple. |
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Definition
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