NM General Terms

Question 1

Agnosia

Answer 1

can’t recognize familar objects with 1 form of senses

Question 2

Akinesia

Answer 2

Can’t start mvmts (major parkinsons impairments

Question 3

Aphasia

Answer 3

distirurbance to language
Expressive; nonfluent, motor, Broca’s=issues in verbal expression and impairments in object naming & writing (common with R hemi)

Question 4

Global aphasia

Answer 4

reduced speech & comprehension;
reading & writing are impiared
from blocked MCA

Question 5

Receptive/fluent/Wernick’s

Answer 5

disturbance in auditory comprehension
reading/writing/word recognition are impaired

Question 6

Conductive/associate aphasia

Answer 6

Damage to arcuate fasiculus that connects Wernickes & brocas areas
patietns struggle with repeating words & word finds

Question 7

Apraxia

Answer 7

can’t perform mvmts previsouly learned (but strength/coordination all fine

Question 8

Ideation apraxia

Answer 8

person does not get Idea of how to do task (like brushing teeth)

Question 9

Ideomotor apraxia

Answer 9

person can’t do task on command but can do it on their own

Question 10

Astereognosis

Answer 10

can’t recognize objects by touch alone

Question 11

Ataxia

Answer 11

uncoordinated mvmt/gaita

Question 12

thetosis

Answer 12

Slow, involuntary motions
commonly seen in CP

Question 13

Causalgia

Answer 13

burning sensation common with CRPS

Question 14

Chorea

Answer 14

rapid, involuntary mvmts
often with Huntingtons

Question 15

Decerebrate Rigidity

Answer 15

involuntary contraction of extensors of UE/LE due to injury ABOVE vestibular nuclus & below RED nuclues

Question 16

Decorticate Rigidity

Answer 16

contraction of flexors of UE and extensors of LE (due to damage above red nucleus/brain stem (think corps posture/mummy)

Question 17

Dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 17

impaired abilty to perform rapid alternating mvmts
common with cerebellar disorders

Question 18

Dysmetria

Answer 18

inability to judge distances

Question 19

Glove & stocking anesthesia

Answer 19

gneerally in polyneuropahties where distal nerves damage

Question 20

Horners syndrome

Answer 20

Ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
dropping of eyelid, pupil constirtion, lack of sweaeting

Question 21

Somatagnosia

Answer 21

lack of awarness of relationship of ones own body part or parts of another person

Question 22

homonymous hemianopsia

Answer 22

deficit of either R or L half of visual field
damage to controlaterl optic tract

Question 23

bitemporal hemianopsia

Answer 23

deficit of temporal or perhipheral visual fields
due to injury of optic chaism