| A | B |
|---|
| accommodation | ability to focus on object as it moves closer (know how to explain how it's done) |
| agnosia | inability to interpret or recognize familiar objects |
| anisocoria | unequal pupils |
| aphasia | absence of speech |
| receptive aphasia | language is not understood |
| expressive aphasia | words cannot be formed |
| decerebrate | abnormal extension posturing(brain stem problem) |
| decorticate | abnormal flexion posturing(cerebral problem) |
| dysarthria | dysfunctional movements of joints used in speech |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| hemiparesis | half paralysis - partial paralysis |
| nystagmus | involuntary, rapid, rhythmic eye movement |
| paresthesia | heightened sensation hard to describe |
| neuritis | inflammation of a nerve |
| positive Brudzinski's sign | flexion of neck causes automatic flexion of hips and knees |
| positive Kernig's sign | flexion of hip and extension of the knee elicits pain in the hamstring |
| nuchal rigidity | pain and stiffness of the neck |
| antiemetic | medication for nausea and vomiting |
| antipyertic | medication for fever |
| anticonvulsant | medication for seizures |
