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Chap 14 neuro vocab
nuerology vocab from Adult Health Nursing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agnosia | total or partial loss of the ability to recognize familiar objects or people through sensory stimuli; results from organic brain damage |
| aneurysm | a localized dilation of the wall of a blodd vessel, usually caused by atheroclerosis, hypertension, and less commonly by a congenital weakness in a vessel wall |
| aphasia | abnormal neurologica condition in which language funtion is defective or absent because of an injury to certain areas of the cerebral cortex |
| apraxia | impairment of the ability to perform purposeful acts; inability to use objects properly |
| ataxia | abnormal condition characterized by impaired ability to coordinate movement |
| aura | sensation, as a light or warmth, that may percede the onset of a migraine or an epileptic seizure. And epileptic aura may be psychic, or it may be sensory with olfactory, visual, auditory, or taste hallucinations |
| bradykinesia | an abnormal condition characterized by slowness of voluntary movements and speech |
| diplopia | double vision |
| dysarthria | difficult, poorly articulated speech resulting from interference in the control over the muscles of speech |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| flaccid | weak, soft, and flabby; lacking normal muscle tone |
| Glasgow coma scale | a quick, practical, standardized system for assessing the degree of conscious impairment in the critically ill, also used for predicting the duration and ultimate outcome of coma, primarily in patients with head injuries |
| global congnitive dysfunction | generalized impairment of intellect, awareness, and judgment |
| hemianopia | defective vision or blindness in half of the visual feild |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of one side of the body |
| hyperreflexia | neurlogic condition characterized by increased reflex reactions |
| nystagmus | involuntary, rhythmic movement of the eyes. Oscillations may be horizontal, veritcal, rotary, or mixed |
| paresis | a lesser degree of movement deficit from partial or incomplete paralysis |
| postictal period | a rest period of variable length after a tonic-clonic seizure |
| proprioception | sensation pertaining to stimuli originating from within the body regarding spatial position and muscular activity stimuli or to the sensory receptors that those stimuli activate. This sensation gives one the ability to know the position of the body |
| spastic | involuntary, sudden movements or muscular contractions with increased reflexes |
| stroke | an abnormal condition of the blood vessels of the brain characterized by hemorrhage into the brain; formation of an embolus or thrombus resulting in ischemia of the brain tussues normally perfused by the damaged vessels. The sequelae depend on the |
| unilateral neglect | condition in which an individual is perceptually unaware of and inattentive to one side of the body |
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