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Neuro
Neurological terms
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/21/2009

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agnosia
Definition
inablility to recognize familiar subjects; maybe visual, auditory, or tactile
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aphasia
Definition
a language disorder
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apraxia
Definition
inability to carry out motor pattern (i.e., drawing a figure, getting dressed) even with strength and coordination
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autonomic dysreflexia
Definition
an exaggerated sumpathetic response that occurs in clients with T-6 injuries or above; response is seen after spinal schock occurs when stimuli cannot ascend the cord, a stimulus such as urge to void or abdominal discomfort triggers massive vasoconstriction below injury, vasodilation above injury, and bradycardia
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bradykinesia
Definition
slow movements caused by muscle rigidity
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Broca's area
Definition
motor control of speechin the temporal lobe of the dominant hemisphere
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dysarthria
Definition
defective articulation of speech
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dysphagia
Definition
difficulty swallowing
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hemianopsia
Definition
loss of half of visual field in one or both eyes
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intrathecal
Definition
through the thecal of spinal cord into subarachnoid space
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paraplegia
Definition
paralysis of lower extremities
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tetraplegia
Definition
formerly called quadriplegia, is paralysis of arms, trunk, legs, and pelvis
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Wernicke's area
Definition
section of temporal lobe responsible for primary auditory reception area and auditory association areas of speech
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photophobia
Definition
sensitivity to light
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phonophobia
Definition
sensitivity to noise
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diplopia
Definition
double vision
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Cluster headache
Definition
manifested by brief intense unilateral pain that generally occurs in the spring and fall; pain lasting < 4 hrs.
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ispilateral
Definition
same side
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rhinorrhea
Definition
("runny nose") or congestion
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ptosis
Definition
drooping eyelid
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miosis
Definition
constriction of pupils
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tension headache
Definition
caused by stress and tension; lasts > 4 hrs.; characterized by neck and shoulder muscle tenderness and bilateral pain at the base of the skull and in the forehead.
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