Acquired Disorders
A review of concepts/terms learned throughout the semester
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- Controls smooth muscle of the internal organs and glands and also responsible for fight or flight
- In the CNS, collections of axons are called
- In the PNS, collections of axons are called
- The two sides of your cortex are connected by a thick band of nerve fibers called
- Where is the cerebellum located?
- Aphasia refers to problems primarily with production/formulation of language (Broca's)
- Aphasia is problems primarily with comprehension/processing of language. (wernicke's)
- Resulting from damage to the hemisphere which is not language dominant
- Denial of deficits and/or lack of awareness of deficits
- Having difficulty recognizing objects or pictures despite functioning visual sensory ability
- Difficulty recognizing familiar faces despite preserved object recognition
- TBI patients having difficulty with insight, self monitoring of behavior, knowing their limitations etc.
- Type of aphasia that both portions of the language center are impacted by the stroke
- This aphasia is like receptive aphasia, but they can repeat
- This aphasia is like expressive aphasia but they can repeat
- When a patient has an inappropriate emotional response, sometimes in response to personal family information
- Brain disease characterized by neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques
- Proteins between nerve cells in the brain
- Protein fibers inside the brain's cells
- Disease w/ early onset, personality changes, irritability, depression, chorea & eventually psychotic behavior
- What is often a problem as dementia progresses?
- When do you aspirate the most?
- How many cranial nerves are involved in swallowing?
- Bruises on the brain are called
- Receptive aphasia patients are often called the what?
- Errors in word and phoneme selection
- A naming or word finding problem that most aphasia patients have struggled with
- When a patient is "stuck" on a particular response and keep repeating it over and over
- Naming to a description
- Ability to process information presented in the graphic modality
- Aphasia can be mild, moderate, or severe
- This approach will assist the patient in learning to live life with their language problems
- Protects the brain and skull with three layers of non-nervous tissue
- What keeps the brain moist, lubricates the brain and protects the brain from changes in pressure
- Injury results from a significant pressure change affecting air and fluid filled areas of the body.
- Localized damage that tends to result from penetrating injury
- Exposed brain tissue and opens the brain to more infections
- Occur after the initial impact as the body responds to it
- Collection of blood, described by its location
- A serious complication that produces swelling
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