Insane in the Brain
Walk It Out
Bath & Body Works
You Spine Me Right 'Round
Eat Your Words
Ooo Baby, Baby
Neuro Potpourri
100
A score of 8 or less on this neurological scale is indicative of the severe TBI.
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
100
In this Subphase of Single Limb Support in a “normal” Gait Cycle, we see eccentric plantarflexion to control tibial advancement.
What is Midstance?
100
These are basic self-care tasks that individuals typically perform independently to maintain their daily life.
What are ADLs?
100
This is the most common cause of peripheral vertigo treated with repositioning maneuvers.
What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)?
100
This x-ray test uses a barium contrast agent to visually examine how a person swallows.
What is a modified barium swallow study (MBSS)?
100
This primitive reflex presents with extension of arms and legs in response to a sudden noise or movement.
What is the Moro (Startle) reflex?
100
This common motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease, produces Slowness of movement.
What is bradykinesia?
200
Located at the front of the brain, it controls higher-order cognitive functions such as planning, decision-making, and personality.
What is the Frontal lobe?
200
This type of AFO’s primary effect is good swing phase control. And is contraindicated for patients who need stance phase control or when inversion or supination control is needed.
What is a PLS AFO?
200
This device is used to measure force, torque, or power, depending on the type and application.
What is a Dynamometer?
200
A positive Dix-Hallpike test suggests that BPPV is likely present in this semicircular canal on the side that was tested.
What is the posterior canal?
200
This type of aphasia is characterized by non-fluent effortful speech with relatively preserved comprehension.
What is Broca’s (expressive) aphasia?
200
The Gower’s sign, difficulty getting up from the floor is a symptom of this rare, progressive disease.
What is Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy?
200
Autonomic dysreflexia typically occurs in injuries at or above this level.
What is T6?
300
This metaphorical representation of the human body in the brain, depicts the relative proportions of the cortical areas dedicated to different body parts.
What is the Homunculus?
300
This characteristic gait pattern is often seen in PD and includes shuffling steps and reduced arm swing.
What is a festinating gait?
300
These 2 standardized, quantitative outcome assessments are used to measure finger dexterity AND unilateral gross manual dexterity.
What is The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT) and Box and Block?
300
This is a rapid, involuntary reflex that stabilizes vision during head movements by moving the eyes in the opposite direction of the head, keeping images clear on the retina.
What is the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR)?
300
This deficit is the result of impaired coordination, weakness and tone involving motor speech articulators.
What is dysarthria?
300
This assessment tool is used to evaluate the gross and fine motor skills of young children, from birth to age 5 years of age.
What is the PDMS?
300
With this hereditary, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects the brain, patients may present with a chorea, cognitive decline, mood changes and motor coordination problems.
What is Huntington’s Disease?
400
This rare neurological disorder, caused by damage to the pons, is characterized by paralysis of voluntary muscles, except for those that control your vertical eye movements. All while consciousness and cognitive function remain intact.
What is Locked-in syndrome?
400
This type of gait deviation is seen when a person demonstrates poor balance and coordination, often associated with cerebellar problems.
What is ataxic gait?
400
This type of grasps gives the ability to hold an object between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger.
What is the pincer grasp?
400
This central sign differentiates a central vestibular disorder from a peripheral one.
What is direction-changing nystagmus (or vertical nystagmus)?
400
This treatment program, an alternative to LSVT LOUD, encourages Parkinson’s patients to be loud and be clear.
What is Speak Out?
400
Often related to brain damage that occurs before or during birth, this common Childhood motor disability results in difficulty with muscle tone, control, coordination, and body movement.
What is Cerebral palsy (CP)?
400
This is the most common type of Multiple Sclerosis.
What is relapsing-remitting MS?
500
Visual fixation is a key behavioral sign in this phase of DoC. It is characterized by a profound lack of responsiveness but displays of fluctuating, limited awareness of the self or environment.
What is Minimally Conscious State?
500
In the Stroke population, a 10 MWT Cut-Off Score of this and above is indicative a community ambulator.
What is >0.8m/s?
500
This specialist analyzes the needs of people with disabilities, helps select appropriate assistive technology, and provides training in its use. They even help with WC our clinics.
ATP (Assistive Technology Professional)
500
This inner ear disorder that affects balance and hearing is characterized by sudden episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness in the ear.
What is Ménière's disease?
500
This IDDSI level means that one graduates from Speech Therapy with a regular diet with thin liquids.
What is IDDSI level 7?
500
This condition in which a baby’s head is misshapen or develops a flat spot, makes the head look like a parallelogram from above.
What is Plagiocephaly (Flat head syndrome)?
500
According to the ASIA Impairment Scale, this grade is given when Sensory function is preserved below the level of injury, but there is no motor function preserved more than three levels below the motor level on either side of the body.
What is ASIA B (Sensory Incomplete)?