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medical terminology

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Jerky movements that is random and rapid   show
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show Dystonia  
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Slowness of movements and speed   show
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Reflexive abnormal motor movements in response to a tendon stretch   show
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show Cogwheel rigidity  
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general motor restlessness and the urge for continuous movement   show
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show Athetosis  
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both chorea and athetosis are present   show
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show Saccades  
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Ability to coordinate the eyes and the hands to execute precise movements   show
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Ability to maintain the correct posture and arm position during handwriting   show
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(motor planning) Ability of the brain to plan an action and then send signals to the body to carry out the action   show
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(Kinesthesia) Ability to sense the body's position in relation to itself   show
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Ability to sense the body's position in relation to its surroundings   show
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Difficulty controlling the muscles used for speech   show
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difficulty swallowing   show
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show Diplopia  
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blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes   show
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Partial displacement/ dislocation   show
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Expressive aphasia -broken speech - patient is aware of deficits   show
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show Wernicke's aphasia  
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show Global aphasia  
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show Bradycardia  
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show Tachycardia  
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Paralysis on one side of the body   show
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show Hemiparesis  
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show Spasticity  
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show Arthroplasty  
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Endoscopic surgical procedure used to examine   show
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Language Impairment   show
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show Strabismus  
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Potentially fatal formation of a blood clot most often in the calf area   show
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Inability to control the distance, speed, and range of motion needed to perform smoothly coordinated movements   show
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show Overshoot Dsymetria  
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Miss objects due to not reaching far enough out for it   show
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Shortening of the first dorsal compartment of the wrist   show
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show Dorsal  
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show Dsypnea  
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show Volar  
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show Dsypraxia  
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Awareness of body scheme and body parts   show
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Ability to identify the shape and form of 3 dimensional objects   show
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show astereognosis  
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Motor dysfunction secondary to a lesion of the basal ganglia where during slow PROM, constant resistance is felt throughout; common symptom of Parkinson's disease   show
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show cogwheel rigidity  
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show Ideational apraxia  
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show Ideomotor apraxia  
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show Cataplexy  
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show Rigidity  
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lack of coordination with voluntary movements (coordination disorder)   show
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muscle jerks and twitches; can be mild/severe, slow/quick, rhythmic/nonrhythmic; appears the same as tics physically   show
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show Anosognosia  
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overgrowth or deposit of bone in soft tissues which may affect movement   show
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body scheme disorder characterized by decreased awareness of body structure and recognition of one's own body parts and their relationship to each other   show
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show Osteomyelitis  
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Infection entering the bloodstream   show
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Lack of oxygen to the brain   show
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show Retrograde Amnesia  
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show Anterograde Amnesia  
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show Dysdiadochokinesis  
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Violet, Involuntary flinging movements on one side of the body   show
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Sensation of "pins and needles"   show
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Loss of consciousness   show
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show Stereopsis  
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Drooping eyelid   show
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ability to recognize familiar objects by touch with vision occluded   show
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