Neurological terminology

Question 1

-a

Answer 1

without

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-kinesis

Answer 2

movement

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akinesis

Answer 3

without movement

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-praxia

Answer 4

coordination

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apraxia

Answer 5

without coordination

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dysphagia

Answer 6

swallow difficulties

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quadriplegia

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is the paralysis of the body from at least the shoulders down

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paraplegia

Answer 8

paralysis of the legs and lower body, typically caused by spinal injury or disease.

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ataxia

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a term for a group of disorders that affect co-ordination, balance and speech

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dyslexia

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a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.

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aphasia

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an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.

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rigidity

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stiffness or inflexibility of the muscles

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paresis

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a condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease; partial paralysis

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hemiplegia

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is a condition, caused by a brain injury, that results in a varying degree of weakness, stiffness (spasticity) and lack of control in one side of the body.

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hypertonia

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too much muscle tone so that arms or legs, for example, are stiff and difficult to move.

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dysarthria

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difficulty speaking caused by brain damage, which results in an inability to control the muscles used in speech

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dysdiadochokinesis

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is the inability to perform rapid alternating muscle movements

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agnosia

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inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage.

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hyporeflexia

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an absent or diminished response to tapping. It usually indicates a disease that involves one or more of the components of the two-neuron reflex arc itself.

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spaticity

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abnormal muscle tightness due to prolonged muscle contraction

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areflexia

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a condition in which your muscles don’t respond to stimuli.

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bradykinesia

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means slowness of movement, and it is one of the cardinal symptoms of Parkinson’s

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palsy

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paralysis, especially that which is accompanied by involuntary tremors.

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chorea

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is a movement disorder that causes involuntary, irregular, unpredictable muscle movements

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dysphonia

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refers to having an abnormal voice. It is also known as hoarseness.