Neuro Terminology

Question 1

Akinesia

Answer 1

inability to initiate movement

Question 2

Asthenia

Answer 2

generalized weakness, secondary to cerebellar weakness

Question 3

Ataxia

Answer 3

inability to perform coordinated movements

Question 4

Athetosis

Answer 4

involuntary low amplitude movements with instability of posture (slow), seen in CP

Question 5

Bradykinesia

Answer 5

slow movements

Question 6

Chorea

Answer 6

sudden, random movements, seen in Huntingtons

Question 7

Clasp-knife response

Answer 7

hypertonic resistance at beginning of range that lessens with movement through range

Question 8

Clonus

Answer 8

spasmodic contraction precipitated by quick stretch

Question 9

Cogwheel rigidity

Answer 9

resistance to movement when bending limb but in repeated, cogwheel-like jerks

Question 10

Dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 10

inability to perform rapid alternating movements

Question 11

Dysmetria

Answer 11

inability to control ROM

Question 12

Dystonia

Answer 12

involuntary muscle contractions (sustained, repetitive, can be painful), seen in PD/CP/encephalitis

Question 13

Fasciculation

Answer 13

muscle twitch from random discharge of lower motor neuron

Question 14

Kinesthesia

Answer 14

ability to perceive the direction and extent of joint/body part

Question 15

Hemiballism

Answer 15

involuntary and violent movement of large body part

Question 16

Lead pipe rigidity

Answer 16

uniform and constant rigidity, seen in basal ganglia lesions

Question 17

Tics

Answer 17

sudden, brief, repetitive coordinated movements occurring at irregular intervals, seen with tourettes