CVA TERMS

Question 1

Hemiparesis

Answer 1

weakness affecting one side of the body

Question 2

Hemipelegia

Answer 2

Paralysis of one side of the body (paralysis on opp side of CVA)

Question 3

Apraxia

Answer 3

• Loss of skilled purposeful movement that cannot be attributed either to deficits in primary motor skills or problems in comprehension. It can affect ideation and concept formation as well as programming and planning of movement. Ex: patient is unable to relate the articles of clothes to the body

Question 4

Unilateral Neglect

Answer 4

patient neglects one side of the body

Question 5

Hemianopsia

Answer 5

Defective vision or blindness in one half of the visual field, the individual is unable to precieve objects outside of the visual midline. Contralateral to CVA

Question 6

Aphasia

Answer 6

difficulty with expressive and/or receptive lang

Question 7

Dysarthria

Answer 7

imperfect articulation of speech caused by disturbances of muscular control resulting from central or peripheral nervous system damage

Question 8

Proproception

Answer 8

perception of mvts and the position of the body and limbs from stimuli (spatial oriantation) unconscious

Question 9

Kinesthesia

Answer 9

ability to sense by which position, weight, and mvt are preceived

Question 10

Contralateral

Answer 10

affected side of the body is opposite of that with the conditition (right brain, left side of body)

Question 11

Dysmetria

Answer 11

condition that prevents affected indiv from properly measuring distances associated with muscular mvt and controlling musc actions

Question 12

Dysphagia

Answer 12

difficulty swallowing

Question 13

Subluxation

Answer 13

partial or complete dislocation of joint (typically in shoulder for CVA- hanging arm)

Question 14

Stereognosis

Answer 14

ability to recognize shape or form of an object from touch

Question 15

Emotional lability

Answer 15

inability to regular emotions appropriately, typically results in laughing or crying in unsuitable contexts