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PTA Vocab

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Hemiparesis   show
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ataxia   show
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show sudden blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material  
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bradycardia   show
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hemianesthesia   show
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gustatory   show
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paraplegia   show
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show paralysis of one side of the body  
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show paralysis of all four limbs and trunk  
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show paralysis of cervical sympathetic nerves causing sinking of the eyeballs and ptosis of the eyelid  
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Expressive aphasia   show
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show loss of ability to understand or comprehend spoken or written language (Wernicke's)  
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show loss of ability to initiate spontaneous movement  
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show loss of ability to carry out familiar, purposeful movement in absence of paralysis or other motor or sensory impairment  
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show involuntary rapid movement of the eyeball  
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anosognosia   show
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show inability to express thoughts in writing due to cerebral cortex lesion  
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acalculia   show
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dysarthria   show
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show double vision  
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dystonia   show
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dysphagia   show
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agnosia   show
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show defective vision or blindness in one quarter of the visual fields of both eyes  
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homonymous hemianopia   show
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heteronymous hemianopia   show
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decorticate posturing   show
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papilledema   show
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RAS - reticular activating system   show
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show brain injury caused by impact on the opposite side of the skull  
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show brain injury at the site of the impact  
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cortical blindess   show
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spasticity   show
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show all 4 extremities are rigid in extension  
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show affecting the same side  
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contralateral   show
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dyskinesia   show
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show impaired ability to judge the distance or range of a movement  
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perserveration   show
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show impaired ability to perform rapid, alternating movements  
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