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Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to have loss of ability to learn new information and personality changes as some of the earliest signs of this degenerative disease?

Patient’s eval from speech therapy indicates the patient presents with damage to Broca’s area. This would most likely result in _______________?

Which test should a PTA employ to assess fine motor activity?

Which division of the ANS prepares the body to conserve energy as it relaxes sphincter muscles in the gastrointestinal tract?

A patient has just been diagnosed with Guillian Barre Syndrome.  Which of the following BEST describes their prognosis.

A patient with a SCI presents with the following clinical signs:  loss of motor function below the level of lesion, loss of pain and temperature below the level of lesion, intact proprioception, kinesthesia and vibratory sense below the level of lesion.  Which of the following syndromes BEST describes these findings?

Dysmetria, hypotonia, an intentional tremor and nystagmus are clinical signs common for a lesion in the _____________________?

A PTA is treating a patient who suffered a CVA in their cerebellum.   Which of the following impairments would the PTA MOST LIKELY see?

Which of the following is characterized by progressive degeneration of the spinocerebellar tracts and dorsal  root ganglia?

A PTA assesses the L5 dermatome by:________________________?