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Fluent aphasia - a condition in which patients display little meaning in their speech even though they speak in complete sentences.
Intracerebral — a collection of blood in the brain tissue.
Kinesthesia — The sensory awareness of body parts as they move
Acute care — the phase of managing health problems which is conducted in a hospital on patients needing medical attention.
Oligodendrocytes - a type of support cell in the brain that produces myelin, the fatty sheath that surrounds and insulates axons.
Bilateral — pertaining to both right and left sides.
Malingering — to pretend inability so as to avoid duty or work.
Disinhibition — inability to suppress (inhibit) impulsive behavior and emotions.
Occipital lobe — region in the back of the brain which processes visual information. Damage to this lobe can cause visual deficits.
Prosodic dysfunction - problems with speech intonation or inflection.
Adaptive equipment — a special device which assists in the performance of self-care, work or play/leisure activities or physical exercise.
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