Altered Motion
I'm Seeing A Pattern Here
The Brain, and All It's Bloody Glory
Things to Remember
Keep Me On My Toes
100
This is the inability to perform coordinated movements.
What is ataxia?
100
This is characterized as a knight drawing his sword for battle.
What is the upper extremity D2 flexion pattern?
100
This is the "roundabout" of arteries which supplies the brain with blood.
What is the Circle of Willis?
100
Supplying most of the cerebrum, basal ganglia, and anterior/posterior aspects of the internal capsule; this is the most common site for a CVA to occur.
What is the Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA)?
100
These are the 4 initial identifiers I check if I believe someone has just had a stroke, and has yet to recieve medical attention.
What is Smile, Tongue, Reach, Speech?
200
Subliminal Thought: "I can hear you but I just can't make the words come out"
What is Broca's Aphasia?
200
Developed by Kabat, Knott, & Voss, this is the full name of a technique which utilizes stronger parts of the body to stimulate strengthening of weaker parts.
What is Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation?
200
The area which is fed by the Anterior and Middle cerebral arteries. It contains both the primary motor skills and Broca's area.
What is the Frontal Lobe?
200
A patient suffering from this is experiencing decreased attention span, awareness & judgment, abstract reasoning, and spatial orientation. They also are experiencing emotional lability.
What is a Right hemisphere CVA?
200
This is the difference between hemiparesis and hemiplegia.
What is weakness and paralysis?
300
It is an adrenaline pumping moment when this happens to your patient; termed a "drop attack".
What is a sudden loss of lower extremity tone?
300
This is the amphibian you would look like if you performed bilateral lower extremity D2 flexion pattern.
What is a frog?
300
I am only in my mind; a patient whose best treatment includes PROM & a one sided conversation.
What is Locked-In Syndrome?
300
One is atherosclerotic plaque, slowing the progression of the stroke for minutes/days. The other is a solid, liquid, or gas; often occurring rapidly and without warning.
What is a thrombus and an embolus?
300
Welfi guessed, the upper-mtr-nern-lsion affected my-spch-mscls.
What is dysarthria?
400
It is an inability to perform rapidly alternating movements.
What is disdiadochokinesia?
400
A PNF technique used to strengthen the weak components of a motor pattern. It is performed isotonic and isometric contractions producing overflow to the weaker muscles.
What is timing for emphasis (TE)?
400
That is the schematic of blood flow to the brain.
What is right/left internal carotid arteries -> split to middle and anterior cerebral arteries; right/left vertebral arteries -> merge to basilar artery -> posterior cerebral artery? OR: R post cerebral a -> R post communicating a ->R internal carotid -> R ant cerebral a -> Ant communicating a -> L ant cerebral a -> L internal carotid ->L post communicating a -> L post cerebral a ->Basilar a bifurcation ---> R post cerebral a
400
To maximize ROM & joint integrity, functional mobility, strength, Independence with adaptive equipment, static & dynamic balance; to normalize tone abnormalities; and to maximize patient/caregiver competence with positioning, orthotics, and a HEP; are collectively, these.
What are the Main Goals of therapy?
400
This is where, and why, my PT would test a patient's exteroreceptors, proprioreceptors, and their cortical sensations.
What is testing at big toe (or foot) to ensure ability to ambulate?
500
This is called preservation, tion, tion, tion, tion, tion, tion.
What is a state of repeatedly performing the same segment of a task or repeatedly saying the same word/phrase without purpose?
500
This is characterized by scapular retraction; shoulder adduction, depression, & IR; elbow, wrist, and fingers flexed; forearm pronated
What is the spastic upper extremity flexion pattern?
500
This is the area of the brain most responsible for balance, initiation, timing, and sequencing muscle contractions.
What is the cerebellum?
500
These are Brunnstrom's 7 Stages of Recovery.
What is: 1. Flaccidity 2. Beginning spasticity, basic synergies appear 3. Increased spasticity, patient gains voluntary control of syngeries 4. Spasticity decreases, movement not dictated by syngery patterns 5. Decreased spasticity, Independence from syngery 6. Spasticity gone, coordination joint movement 7. Normal motor function restored
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This is when raising my patient's involved upper extremity above 100* with elbow extension will facilitate finger extension and abduction.
What is Souque's Phenomenon?
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