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This is a jerky, rachet-like resistance to passive movement as muscles alternately tense and relax.

Medical treatment following brain injury starts once the patient has entered the emergency room. 

Which of the cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease appears in the later stages of the disease?

Parkinsonism is a generic term used to describe a group of disorders with primary disturbances in the dopamine sysytem of the:

Which of the following is NOT a treatment technique used in the treatment of BPPV?

You observe that your patient in the ICU exhibits eye opening, but does not localize to noxious stimuli.  This patient is in what state?

Based on the development of specific anticipated goals for the individual with BPPV, which of the following interventions would NOT be a reasonably expected outcome?

When a position elicits mild to moderate dizziness, the patient remains in the provoking position for how long?

When working with a patient who has unilateral vestibular hypofunction (UVH), the direct impairments of visual blurring, postural instability, and dysequilibrium will not respond to physical therapy intervention.

Which of the following is the MOST important protocol for preventing common secondary impairments for patients in comatose or vegetative states after brain injury?