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Physio Psych Symptom
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Achromatopsia | Partial or complete color blindness due to little or no function of cone cells or damage to the occipitotemporal areas |
| Agnosia | Inability to recognize familiar objects or sounds |
| Akathisia | Inability to sit/stand still; restlessness |
| Akinesia | Compete or total loss of movement |
| Anomia | Type of Aphasia; inability to recall names of familiar objects |
| Anosognosia | Failure to recognize one's own neurological symptoms |
| Aphasia | Disturbance in previously acquired language skills |
| Apraxia | Inability to carry out purposeful movements despite in tact muscle power and control |
| Asomatognosia | Inability to recognize parts of one's own body |
| Ataxia | Clumsiness, lack of balance and coordination |
| Athetosis | Slow involuntary movements |
| Bradykinesia | Slowness of movement |
| Chorea | Irregular, involuntary, jerking movements; usually of the face, limbs, and trunk |
| Dyskinesia | Abnormal muscle movement, twitching, jerking (chorea, tics, tremors) |
| Dysprosody | Disturbance in pitch and rhythm of speech |
| Paresthesia | Altered sensation of skin causes tingling or numbness |
| Prosopagnosia | Inability to recognize familiar faces |
| Synesthesia | Stimulation of one sense triggers sensation of other sense |
| Tardive dyskinesia | Repetitive facial grimaces, jerky movements; extrapyramidal |