Neurologic

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Agnosia

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loss of ability to recognize importance of sensory impressions

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Agraphia

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loss of ability to express thoughts in writing

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Amnesia

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loss of memory

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Analgesia

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loss of pain sensation

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Aphasia

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loss of power of expression by speech, writing, or signs, or loss of comprehension of spoken or written language

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Apraxia

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loss of ability to perform purposeful movements in the absence of sensory or motor damage (e.g., inability to use objects correctly)

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Ataxia

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inability to perform coordinated movements

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Athetosis

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bizarre, slow, twisting, writhing movement, resembling a snake or worm

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Chorea

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sudden, rapid, jerky, purposeless movement involving limbs, trunk, or face

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Clonus

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rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of a muscle in response to sudden stretch

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Coma

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state of profound unconsciousness from which person cannot be aroused

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Decerebrate rigidity

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arms stiffly extended, adducted, internally rotated; legs stiffly extended, plantar flexed

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Decorticate rigidity

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arms adducted and flexed, wrists and fingers flexed; legs extended, internally rotated, plantar flexed

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Dysarthria

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imperfect articulation of speech due to problems of muscular control resulting from central or peripheral nervous system damage

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Dysphasia

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impairment in speech consisting of lack of coordination and inability to arrange words in their proper order

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Extinction

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disappearance of conditioned response

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Fasciculation

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rapid continuous twitching of resting muscle without movement of limb

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Flaccidity

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loss of muscle tone, limp

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Graphesthesia

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ability to “read” a number by having it traced on the skin

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Hemiplegia

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loss of motor power (paralysis) on one side of the body, usually caused by a stroke; paralysis occurs on the side opposite the lesion

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Lower motor neuron

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motor neuron in the peripheral nervous system with its nerve fiber extending out to the muscle and only its cell body in the central nervous system

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Myoclonus

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rapid sudden jerk of a muscle

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Nuchal rigidity

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stiffness in cervical neck area

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Nystagmus

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back-and-forth oscillation of the eyes

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Opisthotonos

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prolonged arching of back, with head and heels bent backward, and meningeal irritation

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Paralysis

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decreased or loss of motor function due to problem with motor nerve or muscle fibers

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Paraplegia

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impairment or loss of motor and/or sensory function in the lower half of the body

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Paresthesia

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abnormal sensation (i.e., burning, numbness, tingling, prickling, crawling skin sensation)

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Point localization

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ability of the person to discriminate exactly where on the body the skin has been touched

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Proprioception

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sensory information concerning body movements and position of the body in space

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Spasticity

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continuous resistance to stretching by a muscle due to abnormally increased tension, with increased deep tendon reflexes

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Stereognosis

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ability to recognize objects by feeling their forms, sizes, and weights while the eyes are closed

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Tic

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repetitive twitching of a muscle group at inappropriate times (e.g., wink, grimace)

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Tremor

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involuntary contraction of opposing muscle groups resulting in rhythmic movement of one or more joints

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Two-point discrimination

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ability to distinguish the separation of two simultaneous pinpricks on the skin

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Upper motor neuron

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nerve located entirely within the central nervous system