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25/26 Flashcards

1
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collection of subcortical nuclei that function together to modify the output of the cerebral cortex; involved in motor initiation, planning, & control

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BASAL GANGLIA

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Componenets of what?

◦ caudate nucleus
◦ putamen
◦ nucleus accumbens
◦ globus pallidus

subthalamic nucleus
substantia nigra (

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BASAL GANGLIA

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3
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globus pallidus + putamen =

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LENTICULAR/Lentiform Nucleus

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= caudate nucleus + putamen + nucleus accumbens

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STRIATUM

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5
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what is the main input nuclei of the basal ganglia

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STRIATUM

caudate nucleus + putamen + nucleus accumbens

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6
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the output nuclei for basal ganglia includes:

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GLOBUS PALLIDUS
Substantia Nigra

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7
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the basal ganglia projects to what lobe

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FRONTAL LOBE

most directly involved in planning and initiating movements

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the SUBSTANTIA NIGRA is divided into 2 parts:

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Pars Compacta
Pars Reticularis

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9
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part of substantia nigra

pigmented cells that produce dopamine; degenerate in Parkinson’s

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PARS COMPACTA

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10
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part of substantia nigra

acts like a displaced piece of the globus pallidus, receives input from the striatum & projects to the thalamus

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Pars Reticularis

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11
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the overall effect of the basal ganglia is to do what to the activity in the thalamus?

which in turn changes the activity and output of the cerebral cortex

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INHIBIT activity in the thalamus

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12
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does the basal ganglia have direct outputs to LMNs

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NO
can only influence muscle contraction INDIRECTLY through cerebral cortex and pyramidal system of UMNs

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13
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since most of descending corticospinal fibers of the pyramidal system decussate, dysfunction of the basal ganglia on one side results in abnormal motor activity on which side of the body?

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CONTRALATERAL

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14
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Hallmark of basal ganglia disorder =

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appearance of abnormal involuntary movements = DYSKINESIAS

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DYSKINESIAS

dancelike movements

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CHOREA

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dyskinesias

recurrent, sinuous, writhing, or worm like movements

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ATHETOSIS

17
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dyskinesias

involuntary sustained muscle contractions that lead to abnormal positions and postures

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DYSTONIA

Task specific - writers cramp
Blepharospasm - constant blinking
torticol

18
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is there WEAKNESS associated with basal ganglia damage

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NO bc LMN and UMN are not directly affected

19
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ETIOLOGY

Degeneration in the Substantia nigra pars compacta

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PARKINSONS – no longer activate direct pathway

20
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Hallmark Symptoms of PARKINSONS

TRAP

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TREMOR
RIGIDITY
AKINESIA or bradykinesa
Postural Instability

21
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The first motor sign of PARKINSONS appear when pigmented dopamingergic neurons degenerate in what?

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Pars Compacta of the Substantia Nigra

22
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The degenerating neurons accumulate what in PARKINSONS?

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Lewy Bodies

23
Q

synthetic heroin containing MPTP can cause

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MPTP induced parkinsonism

MPTP –> MPP in astocytes = towic breakdown product

24
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Repetitive head trauma can cause what type of parkinsons

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PUGLISITIC

25
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Inclusion bodies in both Parkinsons and Lewy Body dementia are made of

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ALPHA SYNUCLEIN

26
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Parkinson symptoms PLUS visual hallucinations and REM sleep dysfunctions

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Lewy Body Dementia

27
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Acidophilic Inclusions
Alpha Synuclein Polymers

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Lewy Bodies

28
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Parkinson Symotoms PLUS ophthalmoplegia (vertical gaze palsy), frequent falls backwards, diplopia

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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

29
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Many parkinson patients develop CHOREA as a side effect of what drug

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L-dopa

30
Q

Autosomal dominant disease appears at 30-50 y/o
The neurons in the striatum and cerebral cortex degenerate

CHOREA IN ALL 4 LIMBS

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HUNTINGTONS

31
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In HUNTINGTONS CHOREA, what happens to the ventricles and caudate, putamen, cerebral cortex

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ENLARGED Ventricles
SHRUNKEN CAUDATE, PUTAMEN, CEREBRAL CORTEX

32
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HEMIBALLISM = violent flinging of a limb
Classically caused by lesions where

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SUBTHALAMUS

posterior cerebral artery

33
Q

autosomal recessive disease caused by a disorder of copper metabolism

WING BEATING TREMOR

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WILSONS Disease (hepatolenticular degeneration)

34
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