Terminology

Question 1

Agnosia

Answer 1

Inability to interpret information

Question 2

Aphasia

Answer 2

Inability to communicate or comprehend

Question 3

Apraxia

Answer 3

inability to perform purposeful learned movements

Question 4

Decerebrate rigidity

Answer 4

Corticospinal lesion at the level of the brainstem - results in extension of all extremities (except hands)

Question 5

Decorticate rigidity

Answer 5

Corticospinal lesion at the level of the diencephalon UE are in flexion

Question 6

Dysarthria

Answer 6

Slurred and impaired speech - due to motor deficit of tongue

Question 7

Dysphagia

Answer 7

Inability to properly swallow

Question 8

Dysprospdy

Answer 8

Impairment of rhythm of speech

Question 9

Hemiparesis

Answer 9

Condition of weakness on one side of the body

Question 10

Hemiplegia

Answer 10

Condition of paralysis on one side of the body

Question 11

Fluent aphasia

Answer 11

Receptive aphasia - lacks content (wernickies) - cannot read

Question 12

Non-fluent aphasia

Answer 12

Expressive aphasia - Speech is non-functional, effortful, - able to read

Question 13

Akinesia

Answer 13

Inability to initiate movement

Question 14

Ataxia

Answer 14

Inability to perform coordinated movement

Question 15

Bradykinesia

Answer 15

Very slow movement

Question 16

Dysdiadochokinesia

Answer 16

Cannot perform rapid alternating movements (difficulty rapidly alternating fingers to their nose)

Question 17

Dysmetria

Answer 17

Inability to control range of movement & force of muscular activity (difficulty drawing a figure 8)

Question 18

Anosognosia

Answer 18

Denial or unawareness of one’s illness