Stroke Terminology

Question 1

Agraphia

Answer 1

Inability to write fluently in a patient previously able to write

Question 2

Alexia

Answer 2

Inability to read in a patient previously able to read

Question 3

Aneurysm

Answer 3

Localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall

Question 4

Aphasia

Answer 4

Loss of ability to understand or express speech

Question 5

Ataxia

Answer 5

Gait instability

Question 6

AVM

Answer 6

Arteriovenous malformation

Question 7

Contralateral

Answer 7

On the opposite side

Question 8

CRPS

Answer 8

Complex regional pain syndrome

Question 9

DVA

Answer 9

Development venous anomaly

Question 10

Dysphagia

Answer 10

Difficulty swallowing

Question 11

Echolalia

Answer 11

Meaningless repetition of words

Question 12

Flaccidity

Answer 12

Lack of voluntary movement function

Question 13

Hemi-

Answer 13

Prefix for motor function symptoms on one side of the body only

Question 14

Hemianopia

Answer 14

Blindness to half the field of vision

Question 15

ICH

Answer 15

Intracerebral hemorrhage

Question 16

Ipsilateral

Answer 16

On the same side

Question 17

Ischemic Stroke

Answer 17

Loss of blood flow to an area of the brain

Question 18

Neglect

Answer 18

A deficit in attention to and awareness of part of the body or visual field

Question 19

Para-

Answer 19

Prefix for motor function symptoms of the legs only

Question 20

Paralysis

Answer 20

Lack of motor function

Question 21

Paraphasia

Answer 21

Substituting words improperly in speech

Question 22

Paresis

Answer 22

Motor weakness

Question 23

Quadri-

Answer 23

Prefix for motor function symptoms of all 4 limbs and the torso

Question 24

SAH

Answer 24

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Question 25

Spasticity

Answer 25

Resistance to passive movement, and posturing with movement

Question 26

TIA

Answer 26

Transient ischemic attack