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12th Grade
04/12/2008

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Agnosia
Definition
Failure to recognize familiar objects
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Agraphia
Definition
Inability to express thoughts in writing
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Alexia
Definition
Inability to read
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Aneurysm
Definition
A balloon-like deformity in the wall of a blood vessel.
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Anomia
Definition
Inability to recall names of objects
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Anosmia
Definition
loss of sense of smell
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Anterograde Amnesia
Definition
Inability to remember ongoing events
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Aphasia (receptive)
Definition
loss of ability to understand language
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Aphasia (expressive)
Definition
Loss of ability to formulate language
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Apraxia
Definition
Inability to carry out purposeful movement
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Asterognosia
Definition
Inability to recognize objects by touch
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Ataxia
Definition
Difficulty with muscle coordination
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ADL
Definition
Activities of daily living
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Clonus
Definition
Rhythmic jerks following quick stretch of a muscle
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Cognition
Definition
Process of knowing or perceiving
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Confabulation
Definition
Verbalizations with no basis in reality
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Contracture
Definition
Decreased range of motion due to tissue shortening
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Convergence
Definition
Movement of eyes inward to focus on closer object
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Cortical Blindness
Definition
Loss of vision due to visual cortex lesion
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Diplopia
Definition
Seeing two images of a single object: double vision
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Dysarthria
Definition
Difficulty in speaking due to muscle weakness
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Dysmetria
Definition
Inability to stop a movement at the desired point
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Dysphagia
Definition
Swallowing disorder
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Echololic
Definition
Imitation of sounds or words without comprehension
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Hemiplegia
Definition
Paralysis of one side of the body
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Hemiparesis
Definition
Weakness of one side of the body
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Kinesthesia
Definition
Sensory Awareness of body parts as they move
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Lability
Definition
Drastic changes in emotions without apparent reason
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Nystagmus
Definition
Involuntary movement of the eyeballs
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Perseveration
Definition
Repeating a word or a phrase insistently or redundantly
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Proprioception
Definition
Sensory Awareness of the position of body parts
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Shunt
Definition
Device to divert excess fluid away from the brain
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Spacticity
Definition
Involuntary increase in muscle tone causing resistance
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Vestibular System
Definition
Mechanism within the ear that detects head movement
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Visual Field Defect
Definition
Not seeing objects in specific viewing regions
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