A patient is unable to perform rapid alternating movements such as rapidly patting her knees. The nurse should document this inability as:
a. Ataxia.
b. Astereognosis.
c. Presence of dysdiadochokinesia. d.
Loss of kinesthesia.
ANS: C
Slow clumsy movements and the inability to perform rapid alternating movements occur with cerebellar disease. The condition is termed dysdiadochokinesia. Ataxia is an uncoordinated or unsteady gait. Astereognosis is the inability to identify an object by feeling it. Kinesthesia is the person's ability to perceive passive movement of the extremities or the loss of position sense.
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