A type of trauma in which the brain can be damaged. Commonly caused by blunt force to the head.
What is head trauma?
100
Keeping one's hand in a _________.
What is a fist?
100
A type of therapy that helps the child to overcome behavioral problems.
What is behavioral therapy?
100
The two types of language skills.
What is expressive and receptive?
100
Characterized by a difficulty in storing or retrieving information.
What is memory?
200
This so called "brain attack" occurs when an artery or a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain.
What is a stroke?
200
A delay in reaching _____________________________.
What are developmental milestones?
200
A type of therapy that helps with the physical aspects of hemiplegia.
What is physical therapy?
200
A language impairment that affects the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.
What is aphasia?
200
Problems focusing and switching topics, especially with a noisy atmosphere.
What is attention and concentration?
300
A giant cluster of abnormal cells that form a mass in the brain.
What is a brain tumor?
300
______________________ in muscles on one side of the body.
What is stiffness or weakness?
300
The medicine that the doctor prescribes to control a certain side effect resulting from hemiplegia.
What is seizure medication?
300
A speech disorder characterized by the inability to speak, or a severe struggle to speak clearly. It occurs when the connection between the oral-motor muscles and the brain is damaged.
What is apraxia?
300
Problems developing language, typically catch up with peers by age.
What is language development or language?
400
Condition in which a person frequently experiences migraines.
What is migraine disorder?
400
Only using one hand during play, especially ____________________________________________.
What is before the age of three?
400
A type of treatment that deals with the emotional aspect of hemiplegia.
What is pyschological therapy?
400
A neurological speech disorder caused by paralysis, weakness, improper muscle tone, or incoordination of the muscles of the mouth. This is not a language disorder.
What is dysarthria?
400
Agitation, irritability, mood swings, hyperactivity, apathy, and emotional and behavioral outbursts. The psychological problems can be completely complex.
What is behavior?
500
When the brain is invaded by bacteria or a virus and faces problems because of it. Common examples would be abscess, meningitis, encephalitis, and myelitis.
What is a brain infection?
500
Difficulty with _____________________, such as using scissors or writing.
What are fine motor tasks?
500
A type of therapy that helps hemiplegic children with their language deficit problems.
What is speech therapy?
500
A disorder that influences the way we understand auditory information.
What is auditory processing disorder?
500
Characterized by a difficulty setting goals, planning, and organizing