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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aphasia | impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to wernicke's area (impairing understanding) |
| ataxia | inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements |
| confusion | disorientation regarding time, place, person or situation |
| exteroceptive | pertaining to stimuli that originate from outside the body or to the sensory receptors that they activate. (md 688) |
| Glascow Coma Scale | a numerical scale that can be used to objectively assess changes in a patients level of consciousness |
| graphesthesia | Ability to identify letters, numbers, or shapes drawn on the skin |
| oriented x3 | Oriented to person, place, and time; person knows who he is, what year it is, where he is located |
| paresthesia | abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage |
| proprioceptive | sensory systems that allow us to know the location of our body parts and what each is doing. |
| reflexes | automatic responses to stimuli |
| stereognosis | the ability to recognize objects by touching and manipulating them |
| tremor | Shaking; rhythmic muscular movement |
| vertigo | the sensation of dizziness |
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