2.14 Interventions for involuntary contractures and movements

Question 1

Action tremor

Answer 1

seen with any kind of voluntary movement

Question 2

Resting tremor

Answer 2

Parkinson’s only seen at rest and disappears with voluntary movement

Question 3

Intention tremor

Answer 3

attempting to move an extremity for a goal directed behavior.

Question 4

Essential tremor

Answer 4

seen with rest and voluntary movement

Question 5

MS

Answer 5

Tremors can be seen in MS if lesion occurs in the basal ganglia

Question 6

Dystonia

Answer 6

persistent muscle contractions; distorted body positions

Question 7

Athetosis

Answer 7

Slow, writing movements

Question 8

Chorea

Answer 8

Abrupt, involuntary, random movements

Question 9

Huntington’s Disease

Answer 9

caused by expansion of a-gene. onset between the age of 30-40 years old.
indirect pathway of the basal ganglia is affected.
Lifespan 15-20 years.

Question 10

Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 10

Damage to the direct pathway - results in excess slowing of movement.

Question 11

Cerebral Palsy

Answer 11

Congenital disorder that develops in developing fetus. Can suffer from Epilepsy.

Question 12

Stroke

Answer 12

Present with kinesias related to hemi chorea, dystonia, or parkinson’s depending on the location of the infarction.