CNS Class 9 Flashcards

1
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_____ significant or full loss of movement or motor control over intentional movement; the term can be applied to different states i.e flaccid, rigid, spastic

A

paralysis

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2
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________ is a motor weakness as a result of a neurological cause. Results in milder versions of significant motor impairment, sometimes referred to as partial paralysis

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paresis

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3
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______: one limb is paralyzed

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uni/monoplegic

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4
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_______, meaning any two limbs are affected but tends to be used in cases involving the two upper limbs or the upper limb on one side and the lower limb on the other

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diplegic

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5
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_______, the lower two limbs are affected/ paralyzed

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paraplegic

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6
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________; the two limbs on the same side of the body are affected; often half of the body is affected divided sagittally

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hemiplegic

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7
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_______, all 4 limbs are affected, can be AKA of full body paralysis but not necessarily

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quadriplegic/ tetraplegic

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8
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T/F a C6 injury could lead to spastic paralysis in the lower limbs as you still have the reflex arc happening at the spinal cord level

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true

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9
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_____ disorders refer to motor dysfunctions in the production of verbal output

A

speech

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10
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_____ speech is slurred because articulation is not precise

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dysarthria

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11
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_____ dysarthria; motor control issue is the result of spasticity

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spastic

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12
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_______ dysarthria, motor control issue is the result of rigidity

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rigid

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13
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rigid dysarthria is a ____ _____ dysfunction

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basal ganglia

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14
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_____ dysarthria; motor control issue caused by damage to the cerebellum or its related afferentation (Sometimes called sensorimotor dysarthria)

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ataxic

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15
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_____ _____, when the person breaks down each word and sentence into syllables. Delivery is in a slow and deliberate fashion

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scanning speech

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16
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______ aka bullfrog/ megaphone speech. Problems are with vocal quality and volume control, persons verbal output is harsh & grating in tone

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dysphonia

17
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_______ disorders, refer to dysfunctions with converting thoughts and concepts into words

A

language

18
Q

common language disorders include ________ aphasia and _____ aphasia

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Broca’s aphasia & Wernicke’s aphasia

19
Q

Broca’s aphasia is aka ____ ____ aphasia

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non-fluent

20
Q

Wernicke’s aphasia is aka _____ aphasia

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fluent

21
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Define the disorder:
a group of dysfunctions related to limited language output. Person usually has normal cognition but limited capacity to produce language. The result may be a production of sounds but not words, or the capacity to produce only a small number of words or a brief few sentences

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Broca’s Aphasia

22
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Define the disorder:
a group of dysfunctions where verbal output is not limited or constrained, however, there are major problems with conveying meaning. A person usually has cognitive impairments that seriously affect the capacity to create language communication understandable to the listener - ranges from word finding and word association errors to producing “jibberish”

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Wernicke’s Aphasia