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What does Anisocoria mean?
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unequal pupil size, caused by lesion, injury, or ICP in the mid-brain.
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What does Agnosia mean?
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inability to determine meaning or significance of sensory stimulus.
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What does Apraxia mean?
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inability to perform learned movements, defect in motor planning.
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What does Aphasia mean?
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loss of language faculty (language comprehension, language expression, or both)
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What is Analgesia?
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Loss of pain sensation.
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What does Anesthesia mean?
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absence of sensation.
Hyperesthesia-increased sensation. Hypoesthesia- decreased sensation. |
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What does Anosognosia mean?
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Inability to recognize bodily defect or disease.
(common in Rt. brain stroke) |
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What does Astereognosis mean?
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Inability to recognize form of object by touch.
(e.g. unable to idintify a coin if put in the palm of hand with eyes closed) |
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What does Ataxia mean?
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lack of coordination of movement
(due to lesions of sensory or motor pathways; antiseizure drugs, sedatives, alcohol) |
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What is Atonic?
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absence of muscle tone and contractility, enlarged capacity of bladder with lrg. residual. Inability to voluntarily empty.
(spinal cord injury) |
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What is Hypotonic bladder dysfunction?
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more ability than atonic bladder but less than normal.
(interruped afferent pathways from the bladder) |
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What is Hypertonic bladder dysfunction?
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increase in muscle tone, diminished capacity, reflex emptying, dribbling, incontinence. (lesions in the pyramidal tract;(efferent)
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What does Diplopia mean?
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double vision.
(lesions affecting nerves of extraocular muscles). |
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What does Dysarthria mean?
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lack of coordination in articulating speech. (lesions in cerebellum or CN's; antisezure drugs, sedatives, alcohol)
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What does Dyskinesia mean?
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impairment of the power of voluntary movement. (disorders of the basal ganglia, reaction to psychotropic drugs)
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What does Dysphagia mean?
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difficulty swallowing.
(lesions involving motor pathways of CN 9 and 10, including the brain stem). |
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What is Extensor plantar response (Babinski's sign)?
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upgoing toes with plantar stimulation means (positive Babinski's sign).
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What does Homonymous hemianopsia mean?
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loss of vision in one side of visual field.
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What does Hemiplegia mean?
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paralysis on one side.
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What does Nystagmus mean?
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jerking or bobbing of eyes as they track moving object. (lesions in the cerebellum, brainstem, vestibular system; antiseizure,sedatives,alcohol).
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What does Ophthalmoplegia mean?
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paralysis of eye muscles.
(lesions in brainstem or CN 3,4,6). |
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What does Opisthotonus mean?
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extreme arching of back with retraction of head.
(meningitis, tonic phase of grand mal-seizure) |
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What does Papilledema mean?
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"choked disc," swelling of optic nerve head. (IICP)
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What does Paraplegia mean?
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paralysis of lower extremities.
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What does Tetraplegia (quadriplegia) mean?
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paralysis of all extremities.
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