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Stroke Terms (LC)

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