Eppp -- Those Pesky "a" Words

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Akathisia

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Motor restlessness characterized by muscular quivering and the inability to sit still, often a result of chronic ingestion of neuroleptic drugs.

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Aphasia

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Partial or total loss of the ability to articulate ideas or comprehend spoken or written language, resulting from brain damage due to injury or disease

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Apraxia

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A disorder of voluntary movement consisting of the partial or complete inability to execute purposeful movements without the impairment of muscular power and coordination

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Agnosia

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Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images
(can't recognize/name familiar things)

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Athetosis

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A constant succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of flexion, extension, pronation, and supination of fingers and hands, and sometimes of toes and feet

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Anomia

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Aphasia that is characterized by the impaired ability to recall the names of persons and things (also called nominal aphasia)

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Acalculia

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A form of aphasia characterized by the inability to perform mathematical calculations

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Ataxia

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Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement

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Alogia

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The inability to speak because of mental deficiency, mental confusion, or aphasia (i.e., poverty of thought and speech)

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Avolition

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A general lack of desire, motivation, and persistence. Commonly seen in patients with schizophrenia -- they will not start or complete any major tasks

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Anhedonia

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Absence of pleasure from the performance of acts that would normally be pleasurable

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Agraphia

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A form of aphasia characterized by loss of the ability to write

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Alexia

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Loss of the ability to comprehend the meaning of written or printed words and sentences, usually caused by brain lesions