| A | B |
|---|
| accomodation | ability to focus on an object as it moves closer; eyes come together and constrict |
| agnosia | inability to interpret or recognize familiar objects |
| anisorcoria | unequal pupils; normal in 17% of the population |
| aphasia | absence of speech |
| receptive aphasia | sensory problem; language is not understood |
| expressive aphasia | motor problem; words can't be formed |
| CVA | brain vessel problem |
| occlusive CVA | by a thrombus or embolus |
| hemorrhagic | rupture of a blood vessel |
| vasospasm | clamping or constriction of blood vessel |
| decerebrate | abnormal extension posturing; indicates brain stem injury |
| decorticate | abnormal flexion posturing; indicates impairment of cerebral functioning |
| dysarthria | dysfunctional movements of the joints ussed in speech |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| dysphasia | difficulty speaking |
| EEG | picture of the electrical activity |
| hemiparesis | half weakness on a vertical plane |
| nystagmus | involuntary, rapid, rhythmic eye movement; may be from certain drugs, brainstem injury, MS or disease of the eye |
| paresis | partial paralysis; common sign of untreated syphillis or neuritis |
| paresthesia | heightened sensation; often due to nerve irritation or forewarning of more extreme condition |
