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CVA Vocabulary

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Speech flows smoothly but auditory comprehension is impaired   show
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Marked impairments of both production and comprehension of language   show
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Thickening of the walls of the arteries due to plaque formation with loss of elasticity and contractility   show
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show Dysarthria  
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show Emotional Lability  
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Motor weakness affecting one side of the body   show
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Localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery   show
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show Apraxia  
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show Aspiration  
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show Dysphagia  
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show Synergy  
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show Raimiste's Phenomenon  
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show Spasticity  
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show Hyperreflexia  
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show Aphasia  
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show Agnosia  
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show Unilateral neglect  
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show Stroke or CVA  
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Flow of speech is slow and hesitant; vocabulary is limited, and syntax is impaired; articulation may be labored   show
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show Ataxia  
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Union of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries, branches of the carotid and vertebral basilar arteries, forming an anastomosis at the base of the brain   show
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show Hemiplegia  
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Temporary interruption of blood supply to the brain causing neurological deficits that last less than 24 hrs. and leave no residual brain damage   show
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show Symmetric Tonic Labyrinthine reflex  
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show Perseveration  
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Deficient or absent muscle tone   show
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show Visual Neglect  
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An unusual motor behavior characterized by the patient's strong lateral lean toward the hemiplegic side in all positions   show
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show Homonymous Hemianopsia  
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Deviation of the eyes secondary to unopposed action of the eye muscles   show
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show Symmetric Tonic Neck Reflex  
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Usually the result of trauma, pain usually begins in the shoulder and progresses to the hand followed by the development of sympathetic vasomotor symptoms of the hand   show
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