Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Medium
Aphasia
Meaning: Complete loss of the ability to produce or understand language after brain injury.
In practice: Damage to Broca's area produces non-fluent speech with relatively preserved comprehension.
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Which word means: Velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone due to an upper motor neurone lesion.
Answer: Spasticity
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Answer: Hypotonia
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