Neuro Theory

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When do newborns get full head control?
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When can babies sit unsupported?
5-6/12
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When do babies perfect rolls?
6/12
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When does crawling start?
7-9/12
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When does the walking reflex usually disappear?
2/12
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When can babies consistently locate and pick up objects?
6/12
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When can babies walk independently?
12/12
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Symptoms of left MCA stroke
Right hemiplegia, right hemisensory loss, right HH, dysphasia and dyspraxia
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Symptoms of right MCA stroke
Left hemiplegia, left hemisensory loss, left HH, neglect and spatial dysfunction
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Symptoms of cerebellar stroke
Ipsilateral ataxia, vertigo, nystagmus and dysarthria
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Symptoms of cerebellar ataxia
Dysmetria, dysdiadocokinesia, intention tremor, dyssynergia, nystagmus, rebound phenomenon and dysarthria
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Cerebellum function
Initiation and control of voluntary movement and correction of movement errors
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Basal ganglia function
Execute subconscious patterns of motor activity and inhibit unwanted movements
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Dysmetria definition
Innaccurate fine movement and misplaced force
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Dysphagia definition
Difficulty swallowing
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Dysdiadochokinesia definition
Impaired ability to perform rapid, rhythmic movements and has imprecise timing
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Dysarthria definition
Weakness in muscles used for speech
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Dysphasia definition
Difficulty in expressing or comprehending information
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Dyssynergia definition
Uncoordinated or abrupt movements
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Ataxia definition
Impaired abililty to coordinate voluntary movement
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Dyspraxia definition
Motor planning problem, causing a disorder of skilled, voluntary movement not attributable to motor, sensory or perceptual disorders
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What lobe does dyspraxia correlate to?
Left parietal lobe
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Agnosia definition
Inability to recognise objects, despite primary sensation being intact
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Rebound phenomenon
When an activity is resisted but cannot stop moving after the resistance is removed
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Neglect definition
Disorder of spatial attention and a failure to attend to one side of the body, despite primary sensation remaining intact
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What lobe is neglect associated with?
Non-dominant parietal lobe
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Nystagmus definition
Repetitive uncontrolled eye movements
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