Neurological

Question 1

Aphasia

Answer 1

Impairment of language affecting the production or comprehension of speech due to injury to the brain.

Question 2

Ataxia

Answer 2

Loss of full control of bodily movements; loss of coordination.

Question 3

Cerebrovascular

Accident (CVA)

Answer 3

Stroke; damage to the brain due to interruption of its blood supply caused by hemorrhage or ischemia

Question 4

Dizziness

Answer 4

Sensation of unsteadiness; a feeling of movement within the head or as if your
surroundings are spinning; feeling of lightheadedness.

Question 5

Dysphagia

Answer 5

Difficulty swallowing.

Question 6

Dysphasia

Answer 6

Difficulty generating or understanding language.

Question 7

Grand Mal Seizure

Answer 7

Form of epilepsy characterized by tonic-clonic seizures, consists of loss of consciousness and convulsions.

Question 8

Hemiparesis

Answer 8

Weakness of one side of the body.

Question 9

Hemiplegia

Answer 9

Complete paralysis of one side of the body.

Question 10

Lightheadedness

Answer 10

Feeling faint or near syncope.

Question 11

Neuralgia

Answer 11

Intense, sharp pain along the course of a nerve.

Question 12

Orientation

Answer 12

Awareness of one’s environment (person, place, time, and situation)

Question 13

Paresthesia

Answer 13

Abnormal sensation such as numbness, tingling, or burning.

Question 14

Postictal

Answer 14

The altered state of consciousness after an epileptic seizure

Question 15

Pronator Drift

Answer 15

Test performed on the physical exam in which the patient is asked to hold both
arms extended out in front of them at shoulder level with palms upward, eyes
closed. If either arm involuntarily moves or drifts, the test is positive.

Question 16

Seizure

Answer 16

Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain which may produce physical signs
such as convulsions.

Question 17

Status Epilepticus

Answer 17

Continuous seizure lasting more than 30 minutes or repetitive seizures without
regaining consciousness in between.

Question 18

Syncope

Answer 18

Loss of consciousness (LOC); passing out.

Question 19

Tonic Clonic

Answer 19

Grand mal seizure

Question 20

Transient Ischemic

Attack (TIA)

Answer 20

Mini-stroke; a neurological event, generally ischemic in nature, with signs and
symptoms of a stroke which resolve within a short period of time

Question 21

Vasovagal Episode

Answer 21

Symptoms of pallor, nausea, sweating, bradycardia, hypotension and at times,
syncope, may be invoked by emotional stress associated with fear or pain.

Question 22

Vertigo

Answer 22

Sensation of the room spinning and loss of balance.