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20 Cards in this Set
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Extinction on Double Simultaneous Stimulation
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Being capable of detecting a stimulus on an affected side when presented alone, but when stimuli are presented on both sides one can only detect the stimulus on the unaffected side.
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Anosognosia (Hemineglect)
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Typical in right parietal stroke pts - being unable to identify impairment on left side.
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Cranial Nerve 2
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Ophthalmoscope to look at optic nerve.
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Cranial Nerve 3
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Visual Acuity
Color Vision Visual Fields Visual Extinction |
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Lesions in front of the optic chiasm affect _____ eye(s) and lesions behind it affect ____ eye(s).
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One; Both
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Signs of Upper Motor Neuron Disease
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Weakness
Hyperflexia Increased Tone |
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Signs of Lower Motor Neuron Disease
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Weakness
Hypoflexia Atrophy Fasciculations (muscle twitching) |
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Babinski's Sign
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Fanning toes after scraping across sole of foot. Suggests Upper Motor Neuron Disease
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Overshoot
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Associated with ataxia and movement disorders.
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Dysdiadochokinesia
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Abnormal alternating movements
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Appendicular Ataxia
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Affects movements of the extremities and is usually caused by lesions of the cebellar hemispheres.
Tested by finger-to-nose and heel-shin. |
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Truncal Ataxia
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Affects the proximal musculature and caused by midline damage to cerebellar vermis.
Romberg - midline cerebellar lesion Tandem Gait - midline cerebellar lesion - widebased and unsteady gait |
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Graphesthesia
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Tracing numbers or letters on the palm or tips of finger.
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Stereognosis
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Identifying objects with eyes closed and one hand at a time.
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Akinesia
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Large lesions in the frontal lobes can cause akinesia or abulia. Profoundly decreased initiative and minimal responsiveness, yet eyes remain open with some normal movements.
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Locked-in syndrome
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Consciousness and sensation may be normal, yet the pt cannot move due to a lesion in the brainstem motor pathways or b/c of a peripheral neuromuscular blockade.
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Conversion Disorder
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Sensory or motor deficits without a corresponding focal lesion in the nervous system.
No conscious control; unintentional. |
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Somatization Disorder
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Multiple somatic complaints that change over time.
No conscious control; unintentional. |
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Fictitious Disorder
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Feigning illness to gain emotional pleasure from assuming the pt role.
Conscious control; intentional. |
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Malingering
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Motivation to feign symptoms due to external gain.
Conscious control; intentional. |
