Adult Neuro Vocab

Question 1

agnosia

Answer 1

Neurological condition where a person cannot recognize and interpret sensory info like objects or people even though their senses are intact.

Question 2

anomia

Answer 2

When a person has difficulty recalling words or names

Question 3

apraxia

Answer 3

Neurological condition where a person cannot perform purposeful movements even though their muscles are not weak

Question 4

aneurysm

Answer 4

Bulge or weakness in the wall of a blood vessel such as an artery

Question 5

circumlocution

Answer 5

When someone talks around a topic instead of directly addressing it

Question 6

concussion

Answer 6

Type of brain injury caused by a blow to the head which causes temporary brain function impairment

Question 7

dysarthria

Answer 7

Speech disorder with difficulty in speaking due to weakness, paralysis or poor movement of the muscles used for speech

Question 8

coup-contrecoup

Answer 8

Type of brain injury where impact to the head causes damage to site of impact and opposite side of the brain

Question 9

diffuse

Answer 9

Type of brain injury when damage is spread out over large areas of the brain

Question 10

embolism

Answer 10

Blockage of blood vessel by object that travels through bloodstream and gets stuck in smaller vessel

Question 11

focal lesion

Answer 11

Injury that is localized to a specific area within tissue or organ

Question 12

hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 12

When a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and causes bleeding into the brain tissue

Question 13

hemiparesis

Answer 13

Weakness or partial paralysis on one side of the body

Question 14

ischemic stroke

Answer 14

When a blood vessel is blocked causing a lack of blood flow and oxygen to a specific part of the brain

Question 15

logorrhea

Answer 15

Excessive and uncontrollable talking or verbal expression

Question 16

neologism

Answer 16

Newly made-up word or expression that may be unfamiliar to others

Question 17

paraphasia

Answer 17

Language disorder with the production of unintended words or phrases that are unrelated to the intended message

Question 18

prognosis

Answer 18

Likely outcome of how a person’s medical condition is expected to progress over time

Question 19

prosopagnosia

Answer 19

Condition where people have difficulty recognizing faces even those that are familiar

Question 20

telegraphic speech

Answer 20

Simplified form of speech with the omission of certain words

Question 21

thrombosis

Answer 21

Formation of blood clot within a blood vessel which can obstruct normal blood flow