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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:________________________?

A PTA is treating a patient with the following signs and symptoms: unilateral facial paralysis; inability to close eye on involved side, drooping mouth on involved side.  If UMNL is ruled out, which of the following is  the MOST LIKELY cause?

A 45 year old male patient presents with new onset of numbness and tingling in the anterior thigh as well as weakness of the hip flexors. Patient reports this seemed to start when they were lifting boxes. The most likely cause of these deficits is:

The PT evaluation identifies that a patient has scored low on the TUG. The PTA understands that this assessment best identifies the patient’s ability to:

A PTA is seeing a patient who reports numbness and tingling in the right hand after falling asleep with his arm hanging over the arm rest of a chair.  The patient exhibits an inability to extend the wrist, extend the fingers or thumb, and hyperesthesia of the dorsum of his hand.   The assistant would report to the PT that the patient was demonstrating diminished sensation in the distribution of which peripheral nerve?

A PTA instructs a patient to point with their other UE to where the PTA touches them.  The PTA is assessing ______________?