Anatomy of Impairment PDF
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This document outlines the different types of impairments and how they affect various parts of the brain. It covers the parietal lobe's role in tasks like object recognition, the occipital lobe's role in vision, and the cerebellum's role in movement coordination. It also explains impairments related to the brain stem, such as swallowing problems and balance issues.
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**-THE ANATOMY OF IMPAIRMENT-** **Parietal Lobe** - Inability to attend to more than one object at a time. - Inability to name an object (anomia) - Inability to locate the words to write (agraphia) - Problems with reading (alexia) - Difficulty drawing objects - Difficulty distingu...
**-THE ANATOMY OF IMPAIRMENT-** **Parietal Lobe** - Inability to attend to more than one object at a time. - Inability to name an object (anomia) - Inability to locate the words to write (agraphia) - Problems with reading (alexia) - Difficulty drawing objects - Difficulty distinguishing left from right - Difficulty doing mathematics (dyscalculia) - Lack of awareness of certain body parts and/or surrounding space. - Inability to focus visual attention - Difficulty with eye-hand coordination. **Occipital Lobe** - Defects in vision (visual field cuts) - Difficulty locating objects in the environment - Difficulty identifying colors (color agnosia) - Hallucination - Visual illusions, or inaccurately seeing objects - Word blindness, or inaccurately seeing objects - Difficulty recognizing drawn objects - Inability to recognize the movement of an object (movement agnosia) - Difficulty in reading and writing **Cerebellum** - Loss of ability to coordinate fine movements - loss of ability to walk\ inability to reach out and grab objects - tremors - dizziness (vertigo) - slurred speech (scanning speech) - inability to make rapid movements) **Brain Stem** - difficulty swallowing food and water (dysphagia) - difficulty organizing or perceiving the environment - problems with balance and movement - dizziness and nausea (vertigo) - sleeping difficulty (insomnia, sleep apnea)