Diagnoses and Disorders Pt 2 Flashcards
What is ataxia?
lack of coordination while
performing voluntary movements. It may appear
as clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
What is bradykinesia?
slowed movement
What is choreoathetosis?
Movement of intermediate
speed, fluctuating between the quick, flitting
movements of chorea and the slower, writhing
movements of athetosis.
What is dystonia?
A neurologic movement disorder
characterized by sustained muscle contractions,
usually producing twisting and repetitive
movements or abnormal postures or positions.
What is Huntington’s Disease?
The classic signs of HD include the development
of chorea–or involuntary, rapid, irregular, jerky
movements that may affect the face, arms, legs, or
trunk–as well as the gradual loss of thought
processing and acquired intellectual abilities
(dementia).
What is adiadochokinesis?
The inability to perform rapid alternating
movements such as pronation/supination.
What is dysmetria?
The inability to estimate the ROM
necessary to meet the target. Evident when the
individual tries to touch the nose.
What is nystagmus?
Involuntary movement of the eyeballs in an
up/down, back/forth motion. Interferes with head
control.
What is dysarthria?
Explosive or slurred speech caused by
incoordination of muscles involved in speech.
Classified as a neuromotor problem.
What is ballism?
Rare symptom that is produced by continuous,
abrupt contractions of the axial and proximal
musculature of the extremity.
Which sensations return FIRST following a nerve
injury?
Pain and temperature
What is spinal shock?
Transient physiological reaction to depression of
the cord below the SCI level. Associated loss of
sensorimotor function and flaccid paralysis.
Flaccid paralysis symptoms last several days.
