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15 Cards in this Set
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aphasia
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unable to speak
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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agnosia
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cannot recognise ppl, sounds, shapes or smells w/o memory loss. Affects one thing only
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anosognosia
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unaware of disability due to parietal damage
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apraxia
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cannot carry out learned movements die to cerebral damage
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asthenia
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weakness due to neuromuscular junction disorders
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astereognosis
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unable to identify object by touch w eyes closed
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disorientation
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confusion as to time, place, and person
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dysarthria
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difficulty saying words due to muscle problems, slurred speech
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homonymous hemianopsia
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loss of left or right field of vision in both eyes
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proprioception
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body position and body movement sense
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monoplegia
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paralysis of a single limb usu an arm
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hemiplegia
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total paralysis of one side of the body
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hemiparesis
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weakness on one side of the body
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monoparesis
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weakness of a single limb usu an arm
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