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9 Cards in this Set
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The dominant hemisphere plays the major role in receiving and producing... |
The four avenues of communication |
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What are the four avenues of communication (and associated aphasia) |
Dysphasia-speech Dysgraphia-writing auditory agnosia (word deafness)-listening Word agnosia-reading |
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What parts of the brain are affected in aphasia |
frontal and temporal lobes |
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The non dominant hemisphere plays an important role in... |
musical understanding, composition and learning, perception of spatial relations and perception of visual and other esthetical patterns. |
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Which hemisphere has more control over emotion |
the non dominant hemisphere |
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Non-dominant hemisphere lesions lead to... (three things) |
extinction: lack of exploratory search to contralateral side inattention: fail to notice new stimuli when you are focused on something else depression |
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What are the two types of occulomotor nerve (CNIII) palsy |
Complete
incomplete |
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What is the cause and signs of complete palsy |
Compression (aneurysm)
Eye abducted and deviated down (down and out) Ptosis of upper lid pupil dilated and unreactive to light |
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What is the cause and signs of incomplete palsy |
Diabetes (ischemia/microvascular disease)
down and out ptosis of upper lid pupil is normal |
