Symptoms
Double vision
What is Diplopia?
Begins when client shows signs of improvement
What is the Recovery Phase?
Adaptive equipment that can be installed in the shower to help prevent falls
What is a grab bar?
Nerves and nervous tissue that are located outside of the brain and spinal cord
What is the Peripheral Nervous System?
This area of the brain is responsible for coordinating movements
What is the Cerebellum?
Rapid heart rate
What is Tachycardia?
Begins when client shows no further decline or improvement
What is the Plateau Phase?
Mobility device that allows a patient to move without walking
What is a Wheelchair?
The immune system attacks this protective covering located around an axon
What is the Myelin Sheath?
Cranial nerve that innervates the Sternocleidomastoid muscle as well as other various neck and shoulder muscles
What is CN 11?
Difficulty w/ bladder control
What is incontinence?
Begins when symptoms are first noticed and lasts until they worsen
What is the Initial/Acute Phase?
Adaptive equipment that allows clients button and unbutton shirts
What is a Button Hook?
Motor neuron system directly affected by GB
What is the LMN system?
Artery located down the anteromedial aspect of the thigh
What is the Femoral Artery?
Difficultly ambulating; unsteady walking
What is Impaired Gait?
Treatment sessions during the Initial phase are long and gradual due to GB having no known cause. True of False?
What is False?
Movement facilitated solely by the therapist
What is Passive ROM?
Muscle wasting
What is Atrophy?
Muscles of the rotator cuff
What is the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis?
Prickling sensation in fingers, toes, wrists, or ankles
What is Paresthesia?
The recovery phase of GB is usually extensive and can last years. True or False?
What is True?
Adaptive equipment that allows the client to consume food without worrying about causing spills and making a mess
What is a Plate Guard?
The cause of GB
What is Unknown?
Founder of Tuskegee University’s OT program
Who is Marie Moore Lyles?