Adult Neurology Glossary
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ideomotor apraxia
Inability to perform learned skilled movements on command despite understanding the task and having intact motor function.
dysexecutive syndrome
Constellation of cognitive and behavioral deficits resulting from frontal lobe dysfunction, affecting planning, problem-...
FLAIR sequence
MRI technique that suppresses cerebrospinal fluid signal to enhance visualization of periventricular lesions.
perseveration
Inappropriate repetition of words, phrases, or actions despite changed circumstances, indicating frontal lobe dysfunctio...
pseudobulbar affect
Involuntary, excessive, and inappropriate laughing or crying episodes unrelated to underlying emotional state. Results f...
pseudobulbar palsy
Upper motor neuron dysfunction affecting bulbar muscles, causing dysarthria, dysphagia, and emotional lability.
pseudoseizure
Non-epileptic episodes that mimic epileptic seizures but lack the electrical brain activity of true seizures. Now prefer...