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Stroke Terms (LC)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alexia | Loss of ability to read to to loss of assoc. area |
| Ataxia | Uncoordinated gait |
| Aphasia | Lack of ability to communicate |
| Apraxia | Have motor capability to do a specific movement but unable to put the steps together |
| Neglect | CVA in the parietal lobe, dont recognize impaired side of body, impaired perception of vertical |
| Paresis | Muscle weakness |
| Dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Dysarthria | Difficulty articulating words due to weakness of in_coordination of speech muscles |
| Flaccid Dysarthria | Breathy voice |
| Spastic Dysarthria | Irregular voice cutting in and out |
| Kinesthesia | Ability to tell size and shape of objects by feel |
| Global Aphasia | Both broca & wernicke aphasia |
| Visual Agnosia | Inability to recognize familiar objects and faces |
| Broca Aphasia | Loss of expressive or oral expression |
| Pusher Syndrome | Actively lean & push toward affected side |
| Cortical Blindness | Inability to process incoming visual info |
| Motor Preservation | Involuntary persistence of the same motor response regardless of stimulation or its duration |
| Thalamic Pain Syndrome | intolerable burning pain |
| Wernicke Aphasia | language comprehension |