Summary Glossary of neurological terms

Glossary of neurological terms

Acalculia inability to calculate
Agnosia inability to interpret sensations such as sounds (auditory
agnosia), three- dimensional objects by touch (tactile agnosia) or
symbols and letters(visual agnosia)
Agraphia inability to write
Akinesia loss of movement
Alexia inability to read
Amnesia total or partial loss of memory
Amusia impaired recognition of music
Anomia inability to name objects
Anosmia loss of ability to smell
Anosognosia denial of ownership or the existence of a hemiplegic limb
Aphasia inability to generate and understand language whether verbal
or written
Astereognosis inability to recognize objects by touch alone, despite
intact sensation
Ataxia shaky and uncoordinated voluntary movements that may be
associated with cerebellar or posterior column disease
Athetosis involuntary writhing movements affecting face, tongue and
hands
Bradykinesia slowness of movement Chorea irregular, jerky, involuntary
movement
Clonus more than three rhythmic contractions of the plantarflexors in
response to sudden passive dorsiflexion