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15 Cards in this Set
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Inability to speak clearly because of neurologic damage that impairs normal muscle control
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dysarthria
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partial inability to initiate coordinated voluntary movement
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dyspraxia
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swallowing difficulty
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dysphagia
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paralysis of one side of the body
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hemiplegia
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unable to feel; touch, pain or pressure
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sensory impairment
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Pt. doesn't recognise one side of their body as belonging to them. (most common in R-Hemi damage)
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unilateral neglect
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perceptual problem that involves loss of one side of vision field (occurs on same side in both eyes)
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homonymous hemianopsia
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speech impaired to the point that the person has alsmost no ability to communicate
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aphasia
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difficulty initiating speech
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nonfluent aphasia
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difficulty speaking or writing words
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expressive aphasia
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difficulty understanding spoken or written words
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receptive aphasia
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the part of the brain that controls the left side of the body
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right hemisphere
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the part of the brain that controls the right side of the body
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left hemisphere
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the part of the brain that controls vital basic functions, respirations, heart rate, and consciousness
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Brain stem
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a folded layer of nerve cells that covers each hemisphere of the brain
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cortex
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