Neuromuscular Systems Terminology Flashcards
The inability to recognize symbols, letters or numbers traced on the skin
Agraphesthesia
The inability to write due to a lesion within the brain
Agraphia
The inability to read and comprehend written language due to a lesion within the dominant lobe of the brain
Alexia
The denial of one illness often associated with unilateral neglect
Anosognosia
The inability to communicate or comprehend due to damage to specific areas of brain
Aphasia
The inability to perform purposeful learned movements even though there is no sensory or motor impairment that would hinder completion of the task
Apraxia
The inability to recognize objects by sense of touch
Astereognosis
Understanding of the body as a whole and the relationship of the parts to the whole
Body schema
The inability to reproduce geometric figures and designs. A person is often unable to visually analyze how to perform a task.
Constructional apraxia
A characteristic of a Corticospinal lesion at the level of the brain stem that results in ext of the trunk and all extremities
Decerebrate rigidity
A characteristic of a Corticospinal lesion at the level of the diencephalon that results in ext of the trunk and lower extremities AND flex ion of the upper extremities
Decorticate rigidity
Double vision
Diplopia
Slurred and impaired speech due to motor deficit of the tongue or other muscles essential for speech
Dysarthria
Total loss of the right or left half of the field of vision in both eyes
Homonymous hemianopsia
A condition where a person plans a movement or task, but cannot volitionally perform it. Automatic moment typically fine
Ideomotor
