Neuro Terms Flashcards
Ataxia
Inability to perform coordinated movements
Akinesia
Inability to initiate movement
ex) Parkinson’s
Athetosis
Involuntary movements combined with instability of posture
Chorea
Sudden, random, involuntary movements
Clonus
UMN lesion; involuntary alternating spasmodic contraction of muscle after quick stretch reflex
Dysdiadochokinesia
Inability to perform rapidly alternating movements
Ex) supination/pronation
Dysmetria
Inability to control range of movement and force of muscular activity
Ex) Finger to nose, shin to heel
Fasciculation
Muscular twitch caused by random discharge of LMN and muscle fibers
Hemiballism
Involuntary and violent movement of large body part
Agnosia
Inability to interpret info
Agraphesthesia
Inability to recognize symbols, letters, or numbers traced on skin
Agraphia
Inability to write + combo of aphasia
Alexia
Inability to read or comprehend written languageA
Anosognosia
Denial or unawareness of one’s illness (unilateral neglect)
Apraxia
Inability to perform purposeful learned movements or activity even without sensory or motor impairment
Astereognosis
Inability to recognize objects by sense of touch
Dysarthria
Slurred and impaired speech
Dysphagia
Inability to swallow
Dysprosody
Impairment in rhythm and inflection of speech
Hemiparesis
Weakness on one side of body
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of body
Homonymous hemianospisa
Loss of right or left half of field of vision in both eyes
Ideational Apraxia
Inability to form initial motor plan and sequence tasks where propioceptive input necessary
Ideomotor apraxia
Person plans movement or task but cannot volitionally perform it. May have automatic movements but cannot add additional movements
