Nervous System - Brain Infarction

Question 1

blindness occurring in the right or left halves of the visual fields of both eyes

Answer 1

hemianopia

Question 2

difficulty speaking

Answer 2

dysphasia

Question 3

difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal

Answer 3

dysarthria

Question 4

difficulty swallowing

Answer 4

dysphagia

Question 5

inability in interpreting visual, tactile or other sensory input leading to inability to recognize common everyday objects

Answer 5

agnosia

Question 6

inability to communicate through writing

Answer 6

agraphia

Question 7

inability to perform purposeful activity in the absence or sensory or motor impairment

Answer 7

apraxia

Question 8

lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements

Answer 8

ataxia

Question 9

loss of sense that detects bodily position, weight, or movement of muscles, tendons, and joints

Answer 9

kinesthesia

Question 10

no comprehension of written or spoken language

Answer 10

alexia

Question 11

on one side

Answer 11

unilateral

Question 12

on the opposite side

Answer 12

contralateral

Question 13

on the same side

Answer 13

ipsilateral

Question 14

paralysis of one half of the body

Answer 14

hemiplegia

Question 15

unable to speak

Answer 15

aphasia

Question 16

weakness of one half of the body

Answer 16

hemiparesis

Question 17

difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords

Answer 17

dysphonia

Question 18

What is an alternate term for agnosia?

Answer 18

unilateral neglect