R.EEG.T flashcards Part 2-done again (Clinical Neurology, EEG Instrumentation, & Filters) Questions With Complete Solutions

cerebrovascular accident (CVA) correct answer: a focal neurologic deficit of sudden onset caused by CNS ischemia or hemorrhag, TIA correct answer: Resolves within 24hours Agnosia correct answer: the inability to recognize familiar objects, people, sounds, shapes, or smells. Symptom common to tumors of parietal lobe aphasia correct answer: Complete loss of language function. i.e. speaking, writing, or ability to understand spoken or written language. Apraxia correct answer: Inability to perform a previously learned set of coordinated movements, not related to paralysis or lack of comprehension Dysnomia correct answer: Difficulty naming objects or finding the desired words dysphasia correct answer: difficulty speaking hemiparethesia correct answer: loss of sensation on one side of the body hemiparesis correct answer: muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body Coma correct answer: a state in which a person is unaware of self and surroundings, even if stimulated from the outside. Decorticate posturing correct answer: Flexion of the wrists and arms and extension of the legs and indicated hemis