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Ota Definitions
SCC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Incomplete SCI | damage to the spinal cord that is NOT absalute and will vary from person to person |
| Complete SCI | Spinal Cord lesion. Term used to describe the damage that IS absalute. It causes complete & permanent loss of ability to send senory & motor nerve impulses and permanent los of function below the level of injury |
| Paresis | weakness in voluntary muscle w/ slight paralysis |
| Global Aphasia | Both Expressive and Receptive Aphasia |
| Autonomic Dysreflexia | life threatning phenamonon that occurs in SCI above T4 to T6 caused by a response from the ANS to stimulate such as fecal mass, distended bladder, pain, or thermal stimuli |
| Expressive Aphasia | language and communication are reduced with reading, writing, and speaking affected inability to verbalize ones own needs. Broca's Aphasia. |
| Receptive Aphasia | Inability to comprehend normal speech. wernicke's aphasia. |
| SROM | used when one limb (affected limb) is unable to complete ROM exercizes I. Unaffected limb (A) afftected w/ SROM. |
| Visual Closure | ability to fill in missing parts of a visual stimulus, a letter to a missing word. |
| Ischemic | to have reduced oxygen to a body part or organ |
| Hemorrhagic | to have an escape or large amounts of blood from a blood vessel, heavy bleeding. |
| Rigidity | hypertonicity of agonist and antagonist that offer constant, resistanct to passive movement |
| Visual Scanning | deficits can result in acquisition of info about environment. Body in space for CVA. |
| Visual Memory | ability to store and retrieve experienced visual sensations and perceptions when stimuli is no longer present. Ex. Recalling an image from a word. |
| Aspiration | inhaling fluids or substances into the lungs |
| Quadraplegia | paralysis of all 4 limbs |
| Hemiplegia | paralysis of half the body |
| Plegia | paralysis or stroke.Ex. paraplegia, quadraplegia,etc |
| Form Constancy | Recognizing forms and objects as the same in different environments. Ex. a stop sign |
| Visual discrimination | ability to percieve words accuratly by noting likenesses and diferences in words |
| AROM | amount of motion at a joint achieved by a person using his or her own muscle strength. (the client) |
| Dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| AAROM | amount of motion at a joint from both the client and the therapist. (A) prn. |
| clonus | spasmatic alternation or contraction and relaxation of a muscle (seizure) |
| PROM | amount of motion at a joint moved by the therapist (max (A)) |
| Aphasia | absence of cognitive lanuage processing ability which results in deficts in speech, writing, or sign communication. It canbe repetitive, expressive, or both |
| Ataxia | poor balance and awkward movement, uncordinated movement with gate |
| Contracture | static shortening of a muscle and connective tissue that limits ROM. (virgie) |
| Apraxia | inablity to motor plan, execute movement, manipulate objects, or use objects appropriatly |
| Dysarthia | group of speech disorders resulting from disturances in muscular control |
| Dyspraxia | inability to perform motor ax when muscles are NOT paralyzed |
| Spasticity | increase in muscle tone and stretch reflex of a muscle and hyper responsible of muscle sensory stimulation |
| Flaccid | inability to move an extemity due to loss of motor control |
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lindsay.brown
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