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Praxis collection / Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology terms to know
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11/08/2010

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Absence seizure
Definition
Disorder characterized by brief lapses of attention; may be mistaken for ADHD
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Acalculia / Dyscalculia
Definition
Inability to perform / difficulty in performing mathematical operations.
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Agenesis / Dysgenesis of corpus callosum
Definition
No development or (more typically) parial development of the corpus callosum - a disorder that interferes with efficient transfer of information between hemispheres.
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Afferent
Definition
Signal that is going toward  the central nervous system (CNS) and from lower to higher levels of processing.
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Agnosia
Definition
Complete or partial failure to recognize stimuli, even though senses are intact; associated with problems in sensory association cortex.
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Agonist
Definition
A drug that facilitates the effects of a neurotransmitter
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Agraphia / Dysgraphia
Definition
Inability to write / difficulty in writing
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Anarthria / Dysarthria
Definition
Inability to speak / difficulty with speech, caused by motor cortex or cranial nerve damage
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Anomia / Dysnomia
Definition
Total or partial inability to name things or find words, common in Broca's or nonfluent aphasia.
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Anosognosia
Definition
Failure to recognize deficits, typically caused by right parietal lobe dysfunction
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Antagonist
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A drug that inhibits the effects of the neurotransmitter.
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Anterior
Definition
Toward the front.
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Anterograde Amnesia
Definition
Inability to recall events / learn new information after a brain insult.
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