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Exam #1: CNS Pathologies Flashcards

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Dysdiadochokinesia

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inability to perform rapid, alternating movements

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Gait disturbance

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wide or narrow stance, staggering, and/or inappropriate rhythm

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Akinesia

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inability to initiate movement

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Broca’s aphasia

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inability to EXPRESS oneself via language

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Emotional lability

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inappropriate and unpredictable changes in mood

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Topographical disorientation

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lost in a familiar place; unable to follow directions or maps

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Dysarthria

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slurred speech due to impaired motor articulation

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Visual agnosia

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inability to recognize objects visually

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Wernicke’s aphasia

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inability to UNDERSTAND language

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Hemi-neglect

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decreased responsiveness to one’s environment on one side

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Dysmetria

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inability to estimate motor movements, impaired judgement for executing accuracy with motor control

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Decreased perspective

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decreased spatial perspective

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