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extrapyramidal signs


The extrapyramidal system regulates subconscious control of erratic motions, muscle tone and truncal stability through the basal ganglia; injuries to this system can cause movement disorders, inabilit [..]
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ucsf


University of California, San Francisco
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agnosia


A loss of the ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes or smells without injury to the primary sensory organ or memory loss
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agrammatism


The presence of grammatical errors in speech, such as the omission or incorrect usage of articles (“cow jumped over moon”), prepositions (“dog walk bridge”) or verbs (“cat eated mouse”).
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akinetic mutism


A state where a person can no longer move or talk due to damage to the base of the brain, but the person is awake (not comatose) and their eyes are open and can follow what is going on around them.
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amyloid


A clump of insoluble, fibrous protein that can accumulate in brain tissue because of a variety of different diseases. These deposits disrupt cell function and can lead to premature cell death. The agg [..]
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aphasia


A loss of the ability to produce and/or understand language due to injury to brain areas specialized for these functions.
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apraxia


The loss of the ability to perform tasks that require remembering patterns or sequences of movements (like waving goodbye).
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associative agnosia


A failure to assign meaning to an object, animal or building that is clearly perceived. For example, a patient with an associative visual agnosis might be able to draw a cow, but would not know what a [..]
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ataxia


Shaky movements, wobbliness, unsteady walk and clumsiness usually caused by damage to the cerebellum, a part of the brain which controls movement
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