NeuroAnatomy - Medical Terminology

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cortical/central deafness

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unable to detect sound

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auditory agnosia

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loss of ability to recognize or distinguish sounds

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Wernicke’s aphasia

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difficulty interpreting the linguistic components of verbal communication

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sensory dysprosody

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difficulty or inability to interpret normal speech intonation and stress patterns

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cortical blindness

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inability to detect visual input

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contralateral homonymous hemianopia

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one half of visual field except small central spot is lost in each eye // unable to see

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visual agnosia

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loss of ability to recognize or distinguish shapes, forms, colors, or spatial orientation and movement

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prosopagnosia

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loss of ability to recognize and identify familiar faces

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dyslexia

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difficulty in the ability in learning to fluently and accurately read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols

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contralateral hemianesthia

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loss of ability to detect and localize somatosensory input on the opposite side of the body

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astereognosis

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tactile amnesia // loss of ability to judge the form of an object by touch

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agraphesthesia

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difficulty recognizing a familiar form (number/letter) traced on the area of skin

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apraxia

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patient is unable to perform learned skilled voluntary movements when asked

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horizontal gaze palsy

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eyes cannot look to the side opposite to the lesion

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Broca’s aphasia

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loss of ability to produce the linguistic components of verbal communication
- can comprehend their speech, but they cannot speak fluently

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Global aphasia

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motor and sensory aphasia damage to both Broca’s and Wernicke’s areas

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motor dysprosodia

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loss in the ability to produce the normal variations in intonation, tone, pitch, rhythm, etc. of verbal communication

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agraphia

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inability to communicate through writing

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finger/toe agnosia

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inability to identify each finger/toe

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acalculia

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inability to perform calculations

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constructional apraxia

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inability to draw, build, or assemble 3D objects

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anosognosia

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without knowledge of disease // lack of awareness that a deficit exists or lack of insight into existing deficit

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apathy

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lack of motivation and interest

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akinetic mutism

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conscious alert patient who retains ability to move/speak but fails to do so

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akinesia

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lack of movement

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mutism

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lack of speech

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hypotonia

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decreased muscle tone

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dysmetria

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under or overestimation of necessary movement to reach target

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scanning speech

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words pronounced slowly, without tone or rhythm

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dyssynergia

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impaired feedforward and feedback control

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ataxia

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gait disturbances

Question 32

ocular dysmetria

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constant under- or over-shooting of the eyes when attempting to focus gaze on something