Neuro Rehabilitation Glossary

A therapeutic intervention focused on improving walking patterns, safety, and efficiency in patients with mobility impai...

Standardized neurological assessment tool measuring consciousness level and brain injury severity.

A primitive reflex characterized by involuntary gripping when the palm is stimulated, typically indicating frontal lobe...

Loss of sensation on one side of the body, typically resulting from brain injury affecting the contralateral sensory pat...

Visual field defect involving loss of vision in half of the visual field, commonly occurring after stroke or brain injur...

Unilateral ataxia affecting one side of the body, typically resulting from cerebellar or brainstem lesions.

Unilateral spatial inattention where patients fail to attend to or respond to stimuli on one side of space, typically th...

Weakness affecting one side of the body, commonly seen in stroke rehabilitation patients.

Complete paralysis of one side of the body, more severe than hemiparesis.

Characteristic walking pattern following stroke involving circumduction and decreased weight-bearing on the affected sid...

Reduced amplitude or speed of voluntary movement, commonly seen in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders requ...

A neurological condition affecting the ability to conceptualize and sequence complex motor tasks despite intact individu...

Inability to perform learned motor movements on command despite intact comprehension and motor function, typically follo...

Complex daily tasks requiring higher cognitive function, assessed in neurological rehabilitation.

Involuntary rhythmic movements that occur during voluntary motion, requiring specific rehabilitation strategies to impro...

A robotic gait training device that provides body weight support and automated leg movement patterns for patients with m...

A therapeutic technique using visual feedback from a mirror to stimulate neuroplasticity and improve motor function, par...

A clinical assessment tool measuring muscle tone and spasticity severity in neurological conditions.

Radiographic examination assessing swallowing function and aspiration risk in dysphagia patients.

A standardized outcome measure evaluating motor function recovery following stroke, focusing on functional movement patt...

Abnormal coupling of muscle groups that move together as a unit, limiting selective movement control.

A neurological condition where patients fail to attend to or acknowledge stimuli on one side of space, typically followi...

Therapeutic approach emphasizing normal movement patterns and inhibiting abnormal reflexes in neurological rehabilitatio...

Therapeutic techniques designed to enhance or normalize neural responses and motor patterns through specific sensory inp...