A words (and similar)

Question 1

Ataxia

Answer 1

Damage to cerebellum. Slurred speech, stumbling, looks like someone is drunk. Taxia means movement.

Question 2

Apraxia

Answer 2

Impacts purposeful movements

Could be caused by a stroke that involves the middle cerebral artery and non-dominant hemisphere

Also parietal lobe

Question 3

Agnosia

Answer 3

inability to recognize sensory stimuli including faces, objects, sounds, etc.

Question 4

Anosognosia

Answer 4

lack awareness that you have a problem

Question 5

Anomic aphasia

Answer 5

Inability to supply the words for the thing someone wants to talk about. Difficulty finding words in writing and speech.

Question 6

Akathisia

Answer 6

Inability to remain still; sense of restlessness; rocking, etc.

Question 7

Bradykinesia

Answer 7

Slowness of movement; impaired ability to move the body swiftly on command; shuffling when walking; dragging one or both feet; meds or Parkinson’s Disease

Bradykinesia may lead to abnormal movements or a complete lack of voluntary movement (akinesia)

Question 8

Akinesia

Answer 8

complete lack of voluntary movement (muscle rigidity - also hypokinesia, which is decreased bodily movement)

Question 9

Dyskinesia

Answer 9

abnormal movement - medication side effect

Question 10

Alexia

Answer 10

damage to the brain causes a patient to lose the ability to read (word blindness) occipital and parietal

Question 11

Dysarthria

Answer 11

Slurred speech