Terminology Flashcards
Negative sensory symptoms
Loss of normal sensations
Positive sensory symptoms
Sensation above what is normal
Paraesthesia
Abnormal sensation without abnormal stimulus
Hyperaesthesia
Abnormal increase in sensitivity to a stimulus
Dysasthrsia
All positive sensory changes
=paraesthesia + hyperaesthesia
Hyperalgesia
Heightened response to a noxious stimulus
Allodynia
Normal stimulus felt as pain
Hypoaesthesia
Diminished ability to perceive pain, temp, or touch
Anaesthesia
Complete inability to perceive pain, temp, or touch
Analgesia
Complete insensitivity to pain
Ataxia
Symptoms of imbalance, unsteady gait, lack of precision with movements
Diplopia
Double vision
What’s the name of the visual acuity chart?
Snellen chart
Amblyopia
Lazy eye
Myopia
Shortsightedness
Hyperopia
Longsightedness
Ptosis
Severe limitation of ocular movement
Mystagmus
?beats in the eye when at extremes of motion
Pronator drift
A sign: when you ask a pt to hold their arms out in front of them, with palms upwards and eyes closed and their arms start to pronate and drift downwards.
Indicates mild upper limb weakness
Nominal aphasia
Difficulty finding words
Apraxia
Impaired ability to carry out motor activities (despite intact muscle and nerve fn)
Agnosia
Problems recognising or identifying objects (despite intact sensory fn)
Polyphagia
Increased appetite