Mr. Smith has had a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and has had an interruption in blood flow due to a/an _____ in the cerebral blood vessels.

The three main functional impairments that contribute to mobility problems in individuals with neurological dysfunction include all of the following EXCEPT:

The period of areflexia or flaccid paralysis and absence of all spinal reflexes below the level of the lesion in an SCI is known as: 

A PTA treats a patient diagnosed with complete C7 tetraplegia. The patient problem list includes the following: inability to complete an independent bed to wheelchair transfer, decreased passive lower extremity range of motion, tissue breakdown over the ischial tuberosities, and decreased upper extremity strength. Which of the following treatment activities should be given the HIGHEST priority? 

Information received from the skin and musculoskeletal system, as opposed to that from specialized senses such as sight or hearing, is referred to as: 

Explain the wearing-off state in patients with Parkinson’s disease that are on dopamine replacement therapy. Include the duration of dopamine replacement effectiveness and whether or not there is an alternative treatment following discontinuation of the medication.  

When working with traumatic brain injuries, it is extremely important to:

A gait characterized by a progressive increase in speed with a shortening in stride length seen with individuals with Parkinson’s disease is a:

On initial evaluation of a patient s/p TBI, your supervising PT noted that the patient was a Level VII on the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Functioning scale.  You expect the patient to:

The primary goal of physical therapy during the early stage of recovery in patients with severe to moderate TBI is: