Neuro Clinical Terminology

anopsia

absence/loss of vision

homonymous

same area loss of vision on both sides

hemi

loss of half the visual field

quadratic

loss of a quarter of the visual field

allodynia

pain experienced from stimulus that should not provoke it

hyperalgesia

more pain felt than experienced due to abnormal excitation from CNS/reticular formation

graphethesia

recognition of numbers/letters drawn on the skin

stereognosis

recognition of objects by touch

faccidity (hyporeflexia)

anterior gray matter injury (LMN)

spasticity (hyperreflexia)

posterior gray matter injury (UMN) velocity-dependent reaction to passive stretch on a muscle

ataxia

difficulty with coordination and balance

dysarthia

difficulty speaking

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

miosis

constricted pupil

ptosis

droopy eyelid

anhidrosis

decreased sweating

allodynia

non-noxious stimuli are made to produce pain due to cross-wiring

hyperalgesia

hyperactive interpretation of noxious stimuli; feel more painful than reality

auditory closure

using redundant clues to complete degraded speech

auditory figure-ground

difficulty understanding speech with background noise