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contalateral hemiplagia
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cannot move other side of body (often due to stroke)
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plegia - think paraplegic, quadraplegic
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homonymmous hemianopia
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contralateral visual field loss
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hemi - half
opia = eyes (diplopia) |
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dystonia
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sustained muscle contractions, usually producing twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures or positions.
Almost all dystonic movements share a directional quality that is typically sustained, sometimes for an instant, as well as a consistency and predictability Dystonia movements are directional, forcing the involved body part or region into an abnormal position, which is consistently present esp likely in area of mouth, face, neck |
dystomic part of seizure
looks like LDS in her chair Website in City Dock Cafe showed mime w/ dystonia |
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thrombosis
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blood clot
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embolus
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something that blocks blood vessel
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agnosia
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don't know/ recognize something
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gnosia sounds like know
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apraxia
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can't do it
parietal lobe |
praxia - like practice of something
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aphasia
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language difficulty
CAN BE WRITTEN! |
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Anosognosia
Where in brain is damage? |
don't recognize own symptoms
parietal lobe |
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Prosopagnosia
Assoc/ w. damage where in brain? |
Don't recognize familiar faces
Damage to intersection of Parietal, Occipital, Temporal Lobes |
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Paresthesia
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Numbness, tingling in hands/feet
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think anesthesia, but only "para" or part
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Akathesia
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"cruel restlessness"
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restless leg syndrome
side effect of neuroleptics |
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Bradyknesia
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slowness of movement
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like bradycardia
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Ataxia
Assoc. w/ damage where? |
lack of coordination of VOLUNTARY movements
Cerebellum damage |
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