Penlight
hemanopia
blindness in half the visual field
agnosia
unable to recognize objects
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
dysarthria
difficult, poorly articulated speech
aura
occurs before a seizure
paresis
partial loss of function
hemiplegia
paralysis on one side of the body
diplopia
double vision
flaccid
limp or atrophied muscles
stroke
CVA or brain attack
either ischemic or hemorrhagic
aneurysm
dilation in the wall of a blood vessel
receptive aphasia
hears sound, but it has no meaning
Glasgow coma scale
neurologic assessment: best eye opening, motor response and verbal response
spastic
prone to spasms
postictal
rest period after a seizure
bradykinesia
slow movement
strabismus
Eyes that do not look in the same direction
off times
return of Parkinson's symptoms
expressive aphagia
not able to speak
unilateral neglect
perceptually unaware of one side of the body
Guillian-Barre syndrome
rapidly progressing paralysis from feet to head
nystagmus
involuntary rhythmic movement of the eyes
proprioception
sense of body position
hyperreflexia
increased reflex actions
neoplasm
abnormal tissue growth