Neuro Rehabilitation Glossary

Basic self-care tasks assessed and trained in neurological rehabilitation programs.

Inability to recognize or interpret sensory information despite intact sensory organs and cognitive function.

Acquired inability to write or express thoughts in written form, typically resulting from left hemisphere brain damage.

A neurological condition characterized by profound apathy and lack of voluntary movement or speech despite preserved con...

A neurological condition where one hand performs purposeful movements without the patient's conscious control or awarene...

A form of spatial neglect where patients ignore the left side of individual objects regardless of their position in spac...

A condition where patients acknowledge their neurological deficits but display inappropriate indifference or lack of con...

A neurological condition where patients lack awareness or deny their neurological deficits following brain injury.

Language disorder affecting comprehension and expression following brain damage, distinct from speech motor problems.

A rare speech disorder characterized by the inability to speak despite intact comprehension and writing abilities.

A neurological disorder affecting the ability to execute learned motor movements despite intact motor and sensory system...

Inability to identify objects through touch alone despite intact tactile sensation.

A neurological condition characterized by lack of muscle coordination, affecting movement, balance, and speech.

Involuntary, repetitive movements or behaviors that occur without conscious awareness or control.

Growth of new axonal branches from existing neurons to form alternative neural connections following brain injury.

Violent, involuntary, flinging movements of the limbs caused by subthalamic nucleus lesions.

A standardized 14-item assessment tool used to measure balance performance and fall risk in adults with neurological con...

A neuro rehabilitation treatment philosophy emphasizing normal movement patterns and inhibition of abnormal reflexes.

Slowness of movement commonly seen in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, requiring specific therapeutic a...

A classification system describing motor recovery patterns following stroke, organized into six sequential stages of mov...

An action tremor that occurs during voluntary movement and is associated with cerebellar dysfunction.

A medical term for stroke, referring to sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain causing neurological deficits.

Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy - a rehabilitation technique that restricts the unaffected limb to promote use of th...

A communication strategy where patients use multiple words or phrases to express an idea they cannot directly name, ofte...