neuropsychological syndromes Flashcards
what is a terpanated skull
surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled into skull
what is trail making test
test of visual attention and task switching
consists of two parts in whcih subjects connect a set of 25 dots as quick as possible
what is trail making test used for
provides info about visual search speed
sensitive for detecting cogntive impairment
what is weigl colour form sorting test
quick and easy bedside screen for dementia
what is WCST
wilconsin card sorting test
test of set shifting
what is BADS
behavioural assement of dysexecutive sydrome
what are DES
group of symptoms that fall into cognitive behavioural emotional categories
what is rigidity and perservation
difficulty shifting from a task thought verbalisation
what are the two aphasias
brocas- not fluent aphasia
wernickes- not fluent aphasia
what is alexia
partial or complete inability to read
what is agraphia
an acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in ability to communicate
what is associative agnosia
inability to recognise objects despite an apparant perception of object
patient can copy object but cannot identify from vision
what are symptoms of neglect
visual disorientationwith special references to lesions on right cerebral hemisphere
what test is used for neglect
behavioural inattention test- BIT
