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23 Cards in this Set
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Agrammatism
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Language characterized by predominance of content words (nouns, verbs) an absence of functors (articles, prepositions); characteristic of Broca's aphasia
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Aneurysm
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bulge in the wall of an artery due to weakness
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Anoxia
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A lack of oxygen
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Aphasia
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language disorder affecting phonology, grammar, semantics, and pragmatics as well as reading and writing due to focal brain damage.
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Cerebrovascular Accident
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A STROKE. Interruption of blood supply to an area of the brain
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Circumlocution
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A circuitous description of a word that cannot be recalled
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Concussion
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The effect of brain trauma with loss of consciousness
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Dementia
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Deterioration of intellectual abilities such as memory, concentration, reasoning, and judgment due to organic disease or brain damage.
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Edema
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Swelling
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Embolus
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a moving clot from another part of the body that may lodge and interrupt the blood supply
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Hematoma
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encapsulated blood from a broken blood vessel
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Hemiplegia
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paralysis or weakness on one side of the body. Typically the side effected is the opposite the side of the brain injury
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Hemorrhage
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bleeding from a broken artery or vein
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Homonymous Hemianoplasia
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loss of vision in part of the visual field due to brain injury
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Infarct
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an area of dead tissue resulting from interruption of the blood supply
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Jargon Aphasia
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meaningless words typical of Wernicke's aphasia
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Literal paraphasia
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sounds and syllables of a word are articulated correctly but are subsituted or transposed (e.g. bork for fork)
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Neologism
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a new word that may be meaningless
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Neoplasm (tumor)
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a new growth
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Spontaneous recovery
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recovery from stroke due to physiological and reorganizational changes in the brain and not attributable to rehanilitation
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Thrombosis
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Accumulation of material within an artery. When complete, it causes a stroke.
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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Temporary interruption of blood flow to an area of the brain. The effects typically resolve within 24 hours
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Verbal paraphasia
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unintended substitution of one word for another, usually from the same category (e.g. horse for cow)
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