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33 Cards in this Set
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Agnosia |
Loss of ability to recognize importance of sensory impressions |
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Agraphia |
Loss of ability to express thoughts in writing |
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Amnesia |
Loss of memory |
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Analgesia |
Loss of pain sensation |
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Aphasia |
Loss of power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or loss of comprehension of spoken or written language |
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Apraxia |
Loss of ability to perform purposeful movements in the absence of sensory or motor damage (inability to use objects correctly) |
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Ataxia |
Inability to perform coordinated movements |
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Athetosis |
Bizarre, slow, twisting, writhing movements, resembling a snake or work |
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Chorea |
Sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving limbs, trunk, or face |
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Clonus |
Rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of a muscle in response to sudden stretch |
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Coma |
State of profound unconsciousness from which person cannot be aroused |
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Decerebrate rigidity |
Arms stiffly extended, adducted, internally rotated; legs stiffly extended, plantar-flexed |
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Decorticate rigidity |
Arms adducted and flexed, wrists and fingers flexed; legs extended, internally rotated, plantar-flexed |
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Dysarthria |
Imperfect articulation of speech due to problems of muscular control resulting from Central or peripheral nervous system |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of conditioned response |
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Fasciculation |
Rapid continuous twitching of resting muscle without movement of limb |
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Flaccidity |
Loss of muscle tone, limp |
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Graphesthesia |
Ability to "read" a number by having it traced on the skin |
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Hemiplegia |
Loss of motor power (paralysis) on one side of the body, usually caused by a stroke; paralysis occurs on side opposite of the lesion |
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Lower motor neuron |
In peripheral nervous system with nerve fibers extended out to the muscle with it's cell body only in the CNS |
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Myoclonus |
Rapid sudden jerk of a muscle |
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Nuchal rigidity |
Stiffness in cervical neck area |
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Nystagmus |
Back and forth oscillation of eyes |
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Opisthotonos |
Prolonged arching of back, with head and heels bent backward, and meningeal irritation |
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Parasthesia |
Abnormal sensation (burning, numbness, tingling, prickling, crawling skin sensation) |
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Point localization |
Ability of the person to discriminate exactly where on the body the skin has been touched |
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Proprioception |
Sensory info concerning body movements and position of the body in space |
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Spasticity |
Continuous resistance to stretching by a muscle due to abnormally increased tension, with increased deep tendon reflexes |
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Stereognosis |
Ability to recognize objects by feeling their form, size, weight while eyes are closed |
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Tic |
Repetitive twitching of muscle group at inappropriate times (wink, grimace) |
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Tremor |
Involuntary contraction of opposing muscle groups resulting in rhythmic movement of one or more joints |
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Two-point discrimination |
Ability to distinguish the separation of two simultaneous pinpricks on the skin |
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Upper motor neuron |
Nerve located entirely within the CNS |
