Supratentorial level Flashcards

(4 cards)

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an acquired condition involving a change in cognitive function in an alert person, from a previous level of performance to the point that social and occupational functions are impaired.

A

Dementia

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the failure to develop normal intelligence

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Mental Retardation

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3
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Lesions restricted to primary motor cortex impair the ability to perform contralateral fine finger movements or produce paralysis or, in the case of lesions in the paracentral lobule, leg weakness.

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Frontal Lobe Syndrome

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Lesions of primary somatosensory cortex produce contralateral cortical sensory loss characterized by impaired tactile discrimination, touch localization (topognosis), two-point discrimination, weight discrimination (barognosis), recognition of a number written on the hand (graphesthesia), and joint position sense.

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Parietal Lobe Syndrome

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