Basal Ganglia Flashcards

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What are the components of the basal ganglia?

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Caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia innominata, subthalamic nucleus, substantia nigra, nucleus accumbens

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What structures make up the striatum?

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Caudate and putamen (CaPS)

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What structures make up the lenticular nucleus?

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Putamen and globus pallidus (GuLP)

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What is another name for the nucleus accumbens?

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Ventral striatum

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What structures make up the dorsal basal nucleus?

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Caudate nucleus, putamen, globus pallidus

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What structures make up the ventral striatum?

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Nucleus acumbens and olfactory nucleus

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What structures make up the ventral palladium?

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Substantia innominata

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What structures make up the paleostriatum?

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Globus pallidus

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What structures make up the striatal complex?

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Caudate nucleus, putamen, nucleus acumbens, and olfactory tubercle

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What structures make up the palladial complex?

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Globus pallidus and substantia innominata

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What is the basal ganglia circuit?

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Cortex –> striatum –> output nuclei –> thalamus –> cortex

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What is the caudate nucleus associated with?

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Eye movement and cognition

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What is the putamen associated with?

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Lumb/trunk movements

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What is the nucleus accumbens associated with?

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Emotions

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What is the globus pallidus associated with?

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Limb and trunk control (putamen)

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What is the ventral pallidum associated with?

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Emotions (nucleus accumbens)

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What is the substantia nigra associated with?

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Cognition/eye movements (caudate nucleus)

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What is the skeletomotor loop involved in?

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Control of facial, limb, and trunk musculature

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What is the oculomotor loop involved in?

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Control of saccadic eye movement

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What is the associative loop involved in?

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Cognition and executive behavioral functions

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What is the limbic loop involved in?

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Behavior and emotions

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How does the basal ganglia pathway work?

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It is inhibitory by nature, so must “release” that inhibition to allow things to move

23
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What is the classic triad seen in Parkinson’s disease?

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Tremor (pill rolling, cogwheel rigidity, bradykinesia

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What is the cause of Parkinson’s disease?

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Degeneration of substantia nigra = decreased dopamine

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What is Parkinsonian Syndrome?
Disease with similar symptomology can be caused by head trauma, MPTP (designer drug), CO poisoning, Wilson disease, etc
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What is Huntington's disease caused by (in brain)?
Degeneartion of neurons in striatum leading to decreased GABA = decreased inhibition of substantia nigra and dopamine release = too much dopamine = increased movement
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What is ballismus?
Flailing, flinging movement of whole extremity. Can be related to stroke, inflammation, tumor, etc.
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What is ballismus caused by?
Lesion in subthalamic nucleus causes contralateral symptoms
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What is chorea?
Rapid, jerky, involuntary movements which are purposeless
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What is acute rheumatic fever?
``` When sick pt has difficulty controlling movements (chorea) J - joints <3 - heart N - nodules E - erythema marginatum (rash) S - Syndenham's chorea ```
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What is athetosis?
Inability to keep a body part from moving, is writhing and snake-like. Often seen with chorea. Seen with dopamine-blocking drugs
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What is writer's cramp?
A type of focal dystonia, persistence/fixing of posture at the extreme of a movement of extremities or trunk. Involuntary, sustained muscle contracture