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Incomplete SCI   damage to the spinal cord that is NOT absalute and will vary from person to person  
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Complete SCI   Spinal Cord lesion. Term used to describe the damage that IS absalute. It causes complete & permanent loss of ability to send senory & motor nerve impulses and permanent los of function below the level of injury  
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Paresis   weakness in voluntary muscle w/ slight paralysis  
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Global Aphasia   Both Expressive and Receptive Aphasia  
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Autonomic Dysreflexia   life threatning phenamonon that occurs in SCI above T4 to T6 caused by a response from the ANS to stimulate such as fecal mass, distended bladder, pain, or thermal stimuli  
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Expressive Aphasia   language and communication are reduced with reading, writing, and speaking affected inability to verbalize ones own needs. Broca's Aphasia.  
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Receptive Aphasia   Inability to comprehend normal speech. wernicke's aphasia.  
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SROM   used when one limb (affected limb) is unable to complete ROM exercizes I. Unaffected limb (A) afftected w/ SROM.  
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Visual Closure   ability to fill in missing parts of a visual stimulus, a letter to a missing word.  
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Ischemic   to have reduced oxygen to a body part or organ  
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Hemorrhagic   to have an escape or large amounts of blood from a blood vessel, heavy bleeding.  
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Rigidity   hypertonicity of agonist and antagonist that offer constant, resistanct to passive movement  
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Visual Scanning   deficits can result in acquisition of info about environment. Body in space for CVA.  
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Visual Memory   ability to store and retrieve experienced visual sensations and perceptions when stimuli is no longer present. Ex. Recalling an image from a word.  
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Aspiration   inhaling fluids or substances into the lungs  
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Quadraplegia   paralysis of all 4 limbs  
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Hemiplegia   paralysis of half the body  
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Plegia   paralysis or stroke.Ex. paraplegia, quadraplegia,etc  
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Form Constancy   Recognizing forms and objects as the same in different environments. Ex. a stop sign  
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Visual discrimination   ability to percieve words accuratly by noting likenesses and diferences in words  
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AROM   amount of motion at a joint achieved by a person using his or her own muscle strength. (the client)  
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Dysphagia   difficulty swallowing  
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AAROM   amount of motion at a joint from both the client and the therapist. (A) prn.  
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clonus   spasmatic alternation or contraction and relaxation of a muscle (seizure)  
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PROM   amount of motion at a joint moved by the therapist (max (A))  
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Aphasia   absence of cognitive lanuage processing ability which results in deficts in speech, writing, or sign communication. It canbe repetitive, expressive, or both  
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Ataxia   poor balance and awkward movement, uncordinated movement with gate  
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Contracture   static shortening of a muscle and connective tissue that limits ROM. (virgie)  
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Apraxia   inablity to motor plan, execute movement, manipulate objects, or use objects appropriatly  
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Dysarthia   group of speech disorders resulting from disturances in muscular control  
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Dyspraxia   inability to perform motor ax when muscles are NOT paralyzed  
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Spasticity   increase in muscle tone and stretch reflex of a muscle and hyper responsible of muscle sensory stimulation  
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Flaccid   inability to move an extemity due to loss of motor control  
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