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Nursing terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dysmetria | inability to direct or limit movement |
| paresthesia | numbness,burning, or tingling sensations |
| hypalgesia | decreased sensitivity to pain |
| ataxia | decreased motor coordination |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| diplopia | double vision |
| nystagmus | involuntary eye movements |
| scotomas | changes in peripheral vision |
| fasciculations | twitching of the face |
| Broca's area | "speech area" of the cerebrum |
| Werniche's area | "Language area" of the cerebrum |
| diencephalon includes: | thalamus, hypothalamus and epithalamus |
| Meninges -form the protective covering of brain and spinal cord. Layers are: | "PAD" From inside to outside: Pia mater (most inner layer, arachnoid (Middle layer), duramater (outside layer) |
| Central nervous system (CNS) | Brain and Spinal Cord |
| Peripheral nervous system (PNS) | 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves and the autonomic nervous system |
| aphasia | expressive-difficulty expressing thought and receiving and interpreting message |
| dysarthria | can't form the word-slurred speech; tongue/palate problem |
| Romberg (neurological assessment) | Standing, feet together, with eyes closed and then with eyes open; If patient sways when eyes are closed but not when open, it is prioceptive (positive) If pt sways with open AND closed eyes, probably cerebellum in orgin. |
| Cremasteric reflex | Stroke down on man's inner thigh and his testes shrink up |
| Babinskis (positive in Adult) | stroke bottom of foot from heel to toes; toes will fan out (this is normal in child under 2) |
| Kerning's sign (in meningitis) | (remember K for knee)patient supine; bring leg up and push knee towards chest; this will cause extreme pain (due to increased pressure on spinal fluid-in meningitis) |
| Brudzinki's sign (in meningitis) | supine position, hands behind neck; lift up head and will cause pain. |
| Echolalia | automatic repetition of what another person says (seen in parkinson's disease) |
| hypophonia | (soft voice) change in voice volume or articulation (seen in Parkinson's disease) |
| hypalgesia | decreased pain |
| Plasmapheresis | Drug therapy for GBS patients;cleanses the blood by removing circulating antibodies |
| agnosia | general term for a loss of sensory comprehension; inability to write, comprehend reading material, or use an object correctly. |
| apraxia | the loss of the ability to carry out a purposeful motor activity |
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