Exam 1 Flashcards
Apraxia
Inability of plan/execute a task when asked on command
Dysarthria
Difficult, unclear, or slurred speech but linguistically normal
Dysphasia
Swallow disorder
Hemineglect
Abnormality in attention to one side of the environment not due to primary motor or sensory disturbance
Agraphia
Inability to write letters, symbols, words, or sentences
Diplopia
Double vision
Graphesthesia
Ability to sense and reconcile what’s written on skin with light touch
Stereognosis
Ability to identify 3D objects with tactile manipulation and eyes closed
Tactile Extinction
Recognize where touched with eyes closed
Frontal Lobe Impairments
Preservation
Dis-Inhibited Behaviors
Abulic
Magnetic Gait
Urinary Incontinence
Parietal Lobe L (Dominant) Hemisphere Impairments
Gerstmann’s
Apraxia
Parietal Lobe R (Non Dominant) Hemisphere Impairments
Hemineglect
Anosognosia
Extinction
Visual Association Cortex Lesions
Prosopagnosia
Achromatopsia
Palinopsia
Prosopagnosia
Inability to recognize faces and facial expressions
Achromatopsia
Inability to recognize colors
Palinopsia
Persistence or reappearance of an object viewed earlier “visual deja-vu”
Limbic System Impairments
Difficultly forming new memories, behavioral changes, epileptic seizures which can cause fear, memory distortions, and olfactory hallucinations
Cerebellum & Basal Ganglia Impairments
Ataxia
Parkin’s disease
Ataxia
Lesion of cerebellum, dysfunction in coordination and balance
Parkinson’s Disease
Lesion in substantial nigra, hypokinetic movement disorder
Cerebellum
Folia, vermis, arbor vitae, tonsils, peduncles
Basal ganglia
Caudate nucleus, putamen, globes pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra
Conversion Disorder
Pt having sensory and motor deficits without a corresponding lesion in the NS
Somatization Disorder
Pt has multiple somatic complaints that change over time
Factitious Disorder
Internal ulterior motive
Malingering Disorder
External ulterior motive