DACNB flashcards
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- Localization
- Reasoning that relates a pattern of neurological findings to potentially affected structures without assuming one sign is conclusive.
- Dysmetria
- An error in movement scaling that can inform a coordination assessment within the complete neurological context.
- Upper motor neuron pattern
- A combination of motor and reflex findings that supports a central pathway differential rather than a unique diagnosis.
- Neuroplasticity
- Change in neural function or structure with experience or injury that does not itself prove an intervention’s effectiveness.
- Vestibulo-ocular reflex
- A gaze-stabilizing response during head motion that must be assessed and interpreted within the actual clinical context.
- Saccade
- A rapid eye movement shifting fixation between targets, distinguished from smooth pursuit and vergence movements.
- Acute vestibular syndrome
- A defined acute continuous symptom presentation requiring appropriate differential assessment rather than an automatic benign diagnosis.
- Gaze-stability practice
- An individually selected exercise approach targeting visual stability during movement where the diagnosis and safety assessment support it.
- Relative rest
- A period of reduced demand that differs from prolonged complete inactivity and is interpreted within appropriate concussion guidance.
- Return-to-learn
- A planned progression of educational participation with adjustments according to the person’s symptoms and qualified assessment.
- Secondary headache concern
- A headache feature or context raising the possibility of an underlying disorder needing appropriate further assessment.
- Multimodal assessment
- Evaluation across relevant symptom and functional systems rather than using one test as a complete diagnosis.
- Provocation test
- A maneuver intended to reproduce a relevant response that must be interpreted with test properties and the broader differential.
- Radiculopathy
- A nerve-root clinical syndrome considered through motor, sensory, reflex and contextual information rather than a single sensory point.
- Functional limitation
- Difficulty performing a meaningful activity that may arise from interacting impairments, task demands and environmental conditions.
- Clinical hypothesis
- A provisional explanation tested against the whole presentation and revised when evidence or the patient’s condition changes.
- Last known well
- The most recent known time without the new neurological deficit, relevant to emergency assessment when available.
- Saddle sensory change
- A relevant alteration in the perineal sensory region that can contribute to a cauda equina warning pattern.
- Urgent handover
- Timely transfer of observed findings, symptom timing, concerns and actions to the appropriate responsible clinical service.
- Diagnostic uncertainty
- Recognition that evidence may support concern without establishing a final cause, requiring proportionate investigation or referral.
- Competence boundary
- A limit of safe professional activity based on actual training, skill, oversight and applicable legal authority.
- Outcome monitoring
- Repeated review of relevant symptoms, function and goals to determine whether a chosen care plan needs adjustment.
- Task-specific learning
- Practice linked to an actual meaningful task and adapted to the person’s learning ability and safety.
- Shared decision
- A choice made through relevant evidence, informed patient preferences and qualified judgment rather than professional authority alone.