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Physical Diagnosis - Neurology
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Graduate
02/28/2009

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Term
Analgesia
Definition
absence of pain sensation
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Hypalgesia
Definition
decreased sensitivity to pain
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Hyperalgesia
Definition
increased sensitivity to pain
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Paresthesia
Definition
an abnormal or unexplained tingling, prickling, or burning sensation on the skin
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Anesthesia
Definition
absence of touch sensation
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Hypesthesia
Definition
decreased sensitivity to touch sensation
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Hyperesthesia
Definition
increased sensitivity to touch sensation
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Dysesthesia
Definition
numbness, tingling, burning, or pain felt below the level of a spinal cord injury
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Ataxia
Definition
-abnormality of movement
-errors in rate, range, timing, direction, & force
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Chorea
Definition
-involuntary, rapid, jerky, arrhythmic movements of muscle groups
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Clonus
Definition
rhythmic tremor precipitated by sudden stretching
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Dysdiadochokinesia
Definition
impairment of RAMs (rapid alternating movements)
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Dyskinesias
Definition
all abnormal movements
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