PhysRehab Ch. 3: Definitions

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“the intactness of cortical sensory processing, including proprioception, pallesthesia, stereognosis, and topognosis.

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Sensory Integrity

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A proactive strategy that uses sensory information obtained from experience.

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Feedforward control

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Inability to recognize the form and shape of objects by touch (synonym: tactile agnosia)

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Astereognosis

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Complete loss of pain sensitivity

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Analgesia

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_________ ________ examines foundational mathematical abilities.

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Calculation ability

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Vascular lesion of the thalamus resulting in sensory disturbances and partial or complete paralysis of one side of the body, associated with severe, boring-type pain; sensory stimuli may produce an exaggerated, prolonged, or painful response

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Thalamic syndrome

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Defined as the process of knowing and includes both awareness and judgment.

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Cognition

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Sensation experienced at a site remote from point of stimulation

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Allesthesia

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Decreased sensitivity to sensory stimuli

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Hypesthesia

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inability to calculate

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acalculia

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The patient appears drowsy and may fall asleep if not stimulated in some way. Interactions with the therapist may get diverted. Patient may have difficulty in focusing or maintaining attention on a question or task.

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Lethargic.

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Inability to recognize weight

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Abarognosis

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The patient is difficult to arouse from a somnolent state and is frequently confused when awake. Repeated stimulation is required to maintain consciousness. Interactions with the therapist may be largely unproductive.

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Obtunded.

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Painful, burning sensations, usually along the distribution of a nerve

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Causalgia

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the ability of the brain to organize, interpret, and use sensory information.

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Sensory Integration

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Refers to the skin area supplied by one dorsal root.

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Dermatome (or skin segment)

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Pain produced by a non-noxious stimulus

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Allodynia

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The patient cannot be aroused by any type of stimulation. Reflex motor responses may or may not be seen.

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Coma (deep coma).

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Refers to the patient’s awareness of time, person, and place.

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Orientation

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Inability to perceive sensations of heat and cold

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Thermanesthesia

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Increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli

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Hyperesthesia

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___________ are responsible for the deep sensations. These receptors receive stimuli from muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and fascia,64 and are responsible for position sense68 and awareness of joints at rest, move- ment awareness (kinesthesia), and vibration.

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Proprioceptors

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The selective awareness of the environment or responsiveness to a stimulus or task without being distracted by other stimuli.

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Attention

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The physiological readiness of the human system for activity.

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Arousal

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_________ are responsible for the superficial sensa- tions. They receive stimuli from the external environ- ment via the skin and subcutaneous tissue. They are responsible for the perception of pain, temperature, light touch, and pressure.

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Exteroceptors

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Loss or absence of sensibility to vibration

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Pallanesthesia

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Touch sensation experienced as pain

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Dysesthesia

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Increased sensitivity to pain

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Hyperalgesia

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Inability to localize a sensation

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Atopognosia

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Defined as the sum total of an individual’s learning and experience in life, which will be highly variable and different for each patient.

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Fund of Knowledge

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uses sensory information received during the movement to monitor and adjust output.

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Feedback control

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Abnormal sensation such as numbness, prickling, or tingling, without apparent cause

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Paresthesia

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Loss of light touch sensibility

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Thigmanesthesia

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The patient responds only to strong, generally noxious stimuli and returns to the unconscious state when stimulation is stopped. When aroused, the patient is unable to interact with the therapist.

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Stupor (semicoma).

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difficulty in accomplishing calculations

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dyscalculia

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The patient is awake and attentive to normal levels of stimulation. Interactions with the therapist are normal and appropriate.

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Alert

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The cortical combined sensations include:

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stereognosis two-point discrimination barognosis graphesthesia tactile localization recognition of texture double simultaneous stimulation.

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Inability to perceive heat

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Thermanalgesia

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Decreased temperature sensibility

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Thermhypesthesia

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Decreased sensitivity to pain

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Hypalgesia

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Increased sensitivity to temperature

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Thermhyperesthesia