Definitions

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Akinesia

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The inability to initiate movement

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Asthenia

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Generalized weakness

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Ataxia

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The inability to perform coordinated movements

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Athetosis

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A condition that presents with involuntary movements combined with instability of posture

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Bradykinesia

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Movement that is very slow

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Chorea

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Movements that are sudden, random, and involuntary

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Dysmetria

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The inability to control the range of movement and the force of muscular activity

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Dystonia

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Sustained muscle contraction that causes twisting, abnormal posture, and repetitive movements

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Fasciculation

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A muscular twitch caused by random discharge of a lower motor neuron and its fibers

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Hemiballism

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Involuntary and violent movement of a large body part

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Kinesthesia

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The ability to percieve the direction and extent of movement of a joint or body part

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Rigidity

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A state of severe hypertonicity where a sustained muscle contraction does not allow for any movement at a specific joint

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Tremor

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Involuntary, rhythmic, oscillatory movements secondary to a basal ganglia lesion

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Barognosis

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Ability to percieve the weight of different objects in the hand

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Graphesthesia

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Ability to identify a number or letter drawn on the skin without visual input

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Stereognosis

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Ability to identify objects without sight

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Agnosia

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The inability to interpret information

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Agraphesthesia

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The inability to recognize symbols, letters, or numbers traced on the skin

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Agraphia

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The inability to write due to a lesson within the brain

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Anosognosia

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The denial or unawareness of one’s illness

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Apraxia

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The inability to perform purposeful learned movements or activities even though there’s no sensory or motor impairments

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Decerebrate rigidity

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Extension of the trunk and all extremities

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Decorticate rigidity

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Trunk and lower extremities are in extension while the upper extremities are in flexion

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Dysarthria

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Slurred and impaired speech

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Dysphagia

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The inability to properly swallow

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Ideational apraxia

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The inability to formulate an initial motor plan

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Ideomotor apraxia

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The patient can plan a task but cannot volitionally perform it

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Anterograde amnesia

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The inability to create new memory

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Retrograde amnesia

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Inability to remember events prior to injury

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Apnea

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Absence of spontaneous breathing

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Eupnea

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Normal rate and depth of breathing

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Hyperpnea

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Increased rate and depth of breathing

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Hypopnea

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Decreased rate and depth of breathing

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Abrasion

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Caused by friction and shear forces

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Avulsion

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Skin is detached from underlying structures

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Paraphasia

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Inappropriate substitution of words

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Anomia

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Difficulty naming objects or word finding