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Basal Ganglia Flashcards

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What is basal ganglia made up of

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Caudate nucleus
Putamen
Globus pallidus (external/internal)
Substantia nigra (SNc/SNr--> compact/recticular)
Subthalamic Nucleus
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What makes up the corpus striatum

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Caudate nucleus and globus pallidus

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what makes up the straitum

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caudate nucleus and putamen

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what makes up the lentiform nucleus

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Putamen and globus pallidus

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what are the segments of the globus pallidus

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internal and external/medial and lateral segment

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What are the parts of substantia nigra

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Pars compacta–> contains dopaminergic neurons that contain melanin
Pars reticularis: contains gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic neurons

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Where is the substantia nigra located

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midbrain

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Why is substantia nigra black

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It releases dopamine, and a by product of dopamine in a healthy brain is melanin

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What kind of dendrites do cells in the striatum have

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Cells have ‘shiny dendrites’

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What info does striatum recieve

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recieves cortical afferents

mainly from M1 and S1 and projects efferents to GPi/SNr

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Where does the globus pallidus lie

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between putament and internal capsule (medial)

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What are the 2 nuclei of globus pallidus

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  • Lateral/external–> GPl/GPe

- Medial/Internal–> GPm/GPi

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What does the GPi do

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gathers many bits of information including movement-related activity from the striatum

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What does the GPe do

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Integrates info from GPi

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GPm/GPi are functionally identical to what

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SNR

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what are most neurons in GP immunoreactive to

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GABA–> therefore probably not NT

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Where is the substantia nigra located

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midbrain

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What are the 2 sub-nuclei of SN

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  • Substantia nigra reticular part–> SNr

- Substantia nigra compact part–> SNc

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What do neurons in SNc produce

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Dopamine

-carried to striatum and used there as a NT

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Where do neurons in GPi/SNr project to

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thalamus
superior colliculus
reticular formation of brainstem

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Where is the subthalamic nucleus located

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lies just medial to internal capsule and ventral lateral to thalamus

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what are cells in subthalamic nucleus immunoreactive to

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glutamate and may use it as a transmitter

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What side does the basal ganglia circuitry occur

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ipsilateral side of the brain–> hence basal ganglia affects function mediated by the ipsilateral motor cortex

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what side does movement from circuitry occur on

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Output/movements affected on contralateral side

Corticospinal tract crosses at medualla oblongata

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Describe the connections of the basal ganglia

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Fibres from cerebral cortex to striatum

  • striatum sends fibres to GP or to STN then to GP
  • GP sends fibres to ventral thalamus
  • thalamus sends fibres back to the principle motor areas of cerebral cortex
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what is disinhibition

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a decrease in inhibition

decreasing inhibition–> possibility of more excitation

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What is the main purpose of direct pathway

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increases motor activity

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What is the main purpose of indirect pathway

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decreases motor activity

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What affect does the GPi normally have on thalamus

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thalamus is normally under inhibition from the GPi

30
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Explain Direct pathway

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Read notes

31
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Explain dopamine modulation of direct pathway

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Read Notes

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Explain Indirect Pathway

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Read notes

33
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Explain dopamine modulation of indirect pathway

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Read notes

34
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what projection neurons use glutamate

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projection neurons in cortex, subthalamic nucleus and VA/VL of thalamus

35
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What is the effect of glutamate

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excitatory

36
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What projection fibres use GABA

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projection fibres in striatum and both segments of GP

37
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what is the effect of GABA

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inhibitory

38
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what is the overall effect of the dopaminergic modulation on the pathways

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increase in motor activity

39
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what is the result of the cholinergic modulation on the pathways

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decrease in motor activity

40
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What is the blood supply to the caudate nucleus

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ACAp
MCAp
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What is the blood supply to the putamen

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ACAp
MCAp
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What is the blood supply to the GP

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AChA (anterior choroidal artery–> branch on internal carotid artery)
MCAp
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43
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What is the blood supply to the SN

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PCAp
PcoAp
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44
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What is the blood supply to the STN

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PCAp
PcoAp
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45
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define akinesia

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loss or impairment of the power of voluntary movement; loss of ability to move muscles voluntarily

46
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Define dyskinesia

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abnormality or impairment of voluntary movement; unwanted involuntary movement

47
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define bradykinesia

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slowness of movement and is the cardinal manifestation of Parkinson’s disease; slow movement and an impaired ability to move body shiftly on command

48
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define rigidity

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the quality or state of stiffness or inflexibility, abnormal stiffness of muscle not allowing it to bend or be bent

49
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What do lesions of the basal ganglia cause/affect

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Don’t cause paralysis
-Affect the quality of movement–> disturbance in the initiation or cessation of motor activity
Result of a lesion is dyskinesia–> hypokinetic/hyperkinetic

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What are motor disturbances characterised by

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involuntary movement
alterations in muscle tone
disturbances in body posture

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What are hypokinetic disorders

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  • bradykinesia/hypokinesia–> slowness in beginning of movt, reduced ROM and force of movement
  • Reduced or absent emotional response
  • loss of balance
  • loss of postures associated with skilled motion
  • usually accompanied by muscular rigidity and tremor
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What are hyperkinetic disorders

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hyperkinesia–> excessive motor activity, release of motor patterns at inappropriate times/continuously

53
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What do involuntary movements consist of

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choreiform movement
athetoid movement
ballismus disorders
dystonias
dyskinesias
54
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What does a lesion to subthalamic nucleus result in

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  • Loss of excitatory STN projections= disinhibit thalamus
  • failure to surpress some cortical outputs
  • hyperkinetic disorder
55
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What does a lesion to SN result in

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Loss of dopamine neurons–> can excite direct and inhibit indirect pathway
-hence decreased activity of direct and increased activity of indirect
-enhances output of GPi/SNr
inhibition of thalamus
decreased out–> bradykinesia/hypokinesia
-hypokinetic disorder

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Define Chorea

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continuous series of rapid, idependent, jerky involuntary movements that are fragments of purposeful movement; associated with atrophy of striatum

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Define Dystonia

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another type of involuntary movement where, in extreme form, joints are forced into a locked position for a long period by extreme contraction of antagonistic muscle groups

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define athetosis

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  • uncontrolled writhing
  • One spontaneous movement blends into the next creating constant sinuous and purposeless motion
  • Usually involve hands and face
  • Movements are frequently combinations of alternating antagonistic motions such as supination/pronation
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define tics

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  • type of uncontrollable compulsive behaviour
  • Like the movements of chorea, tics are quick fragments of a purposeful movement.
  • They differ from chorea in that they are endlessly repeated in a stereotyped manner
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What are S&S huntington’s disease

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hereditory (autosomal dominant)–> chromosome 4
chronic progressive -chorea (jerking uncontrolled movt)
dystonic posturing
dementia
memory loss
psychological changes–> impulsiveness, moodiness, antisocial behaviour
-gradual physical, mental and emotional changes

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What are S&S of parkinsons disease

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resting tremor
rigidity
bradykinesia
mask-like face (expressionless)
slow festinating gait
systemic symptoms--> depression, dementia, autonomic symptoms (sweating, dysphagia, orthostatic hypotension)
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Is parkinsons disease a hypo/hyperkinetic disorder

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  • hypokinetic
  • insufficient direct pathway output
  • excess indirect pathway output
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is huntington’s disease a hypo/hyperkinetic disorder

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  • hyperkinetic
  • excess direct pathway output
  • insufficient indirect pathway output
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what is the pathology of parkinson’s disease

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  • Decrease in the number of nerve cells in the substantia nigra pars compacta and pedunculopontine nucleus
  • Subsequent decrease in available dopamine
  • Loss of dopamine to the putame, reduces activity in motor areas of the cerebral cortex, decreasing voluntary movements.
  • Loss of pedunculopontine cells, combined with increased inhibition of the PPN, disinhibits the reticulospinal tracts, producing excessive contraction of postural muscles
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what is the pathology of huntingtons disease

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• A hereditary disorder that causes degeneration in many areas of the brain

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what are the effects of huntington’s disease on the striatum and cerebral cortex

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oAtrophy of the striatum
oCaused by faulty gene on chromosome 4
oAffects areas of the brain involved in emotions, intellect, and movement

67
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what are the effects of huntington’s disease on GABA neurons

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• Loss of striatal GABAergic neurons
o GABAergic = inhibitory NT
o This overall reduction of inhibitory structures results in an overall increase in excitatory stimulus being passed through to the CST via the motor cortex.
o Therefore, causes an increase in motor activity (Hyperkinetic disorder)

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what is the effect of lesions of basal ganglia

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  • do not cause paralysis, but affect the quality of movement: in that there is disturbance in the initiation or cessation of motor activity
  • The result of a lesion to the basal ganglia is unwanted involuntary movement - dyskinesia: hypokinetic or hyperkinetic.
  • Motor disturbances are characterised by involuntary movements, alterations in muscle tone, and disturbances in body posture
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what are different types of hypokinetic basal ganglia movement disorders

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o	Parkinson’s Disease
	Akinetic/Rigid Parkinson’s Disease
	Tremor-Dominant Parkinson’s Disease
o	Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
o	Parkinsonism
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what are different types of hyperkinetic basal ganglia movement disorders

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what are different types of hypokinetic basal ganglia movement disorders

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