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07/12/2014

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Term
agnosia
Definition
inability to recognize familiar objects
e.g. visual agnosia
Term
akinesia
Definition
inability to initiate movement
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aphasia expressive
Definition
brocas
verbal impairment in object naming and writing abilities. common w/ right hemiplegia
Term
aphasia receptive
Definition
wernikes
cant understand what is being said to them
Term
aphasia global
Definition
cant speak or comprehend
Term
apraxia ideational
Definition
no longer gets the idea on how to do a routine task
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apraxia ideomotor
Definition
cant perform on command but will with muscle memory
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astereognosis
Definition
cant recognize objects with touch alone
Term
asynergia
Definition
cant move muscles in coordinated manner
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ataxia
Definition
uncoordinated movement gait
Term
athetosis
Definition
slow involuntary worm like movements
seen in CP
Term
causalgia
Definition
burning sensation seen in type 1 CRPS
Term
cheyne-stokes respiration
Definition
bizzare breathing
apnea for 10-60 seconds followed by increaseing then decreasing depth and frequencey
seen with depression of frontal lobe and diencephalon
TBI and CHF
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chorea
Definition
rapid ivoluntary jerky movements
huntingtons chorea
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clonus
Definition
rhythmic oscillation in response to stretch UMN lesion
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decerbrate rigidity
Definition
UE/LE in extension brainstem injury
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decorticate rigidity
Definition
Ue flexed LE extended
corpse/mummylike
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delirium
Definition
temorary confusion and loss of mental function
illness, drug toxicity, lack of O2
reversible
Term
dementia
Definition
loss of memory and intellect
may be reversible if caused by drugs toxins metabolic or psychiatirc disorders
often slow progressive and nonreversibleif due to alcholoism alzheimers infarction PD
Term
dysmetria
Definition
cerebellar dysfunction cant judge distances
Term
electromyography EMG
Definition
used to measure voluntary electrical activation of muscle
Term
glove and stocking anesthesia
Definition
peripheral neuropathies
diabetes
guillain-barre
Term
herpes zoster
Definition
shingles virus
inflammation of posterior root ganglion forming vesicles along dermatome
Term
horners syndrome
Definition
ptosis of the eyelid pupil constriction lack of sweating on ipsilateral face
seen in stroke of ant/inf or post/inf cerebellar artery
Term
nerve conduction velocity NVC test
Definition
if nerve compressed or damaged the veolcity of action potential will be slowed and the latency"time to travel between two points will be increased"
use to determine severivty of nerve compression
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reciprocal inhibition
Definition
inhibition of antagonistic muscles to those being stimulated
Term
ronbergs sign
Definition
LOD with EC
Term
somatagnosia
Definition
lack of awareness of the relationship of ones own body parts or the body parts of others
Term
homonymous heminopsia
Definition
deficit to either R or L visual fields due to contralateral optic tract damage
Term
bitemporal hemianopsia
Definition
loss of peripheral/temporal visual fields tunnel vision due to optic chiasm damage
Term
one eye blindness
Definition
damage to optic nerve
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