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Genes Associated with Parkinson’s Disease

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SNCA - Lewy Bodies

LRRK2 - most common (type of kinase)

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Dopaminergic Pathways

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o Mesocortical.
o Nigostriatal.
o Mesolimbic.

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Dopaminergic Agonists:

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Rotigotine: agonists which can be used as transdermal patch

Apomorphine: can be used as an infusion

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4
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MAOb Inhibitors

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Rasagiline

Selegiline

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Anticholinergic Compounds

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Orphenadrine

Procyclidine

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Amantadine

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inhibits dopamine reuptake, increases dopamine release.

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COMT Inhibitors

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entacapone

tolcapone

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Huntington’s Disease

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Autosomal dominant disease

Changes in gene coding protein huntingtin on chromosome 4

Major loss of GABA-ergic striatal neurons and cortical atrophy

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Parkinson’s Disease pathology

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Loss of Dopaminergic cells in substantia nigra

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Huntington’s Disease Treatment

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Tetrabenazine: inhibitor of vesicular amine transporter (delete presynaptic dopamine -> less chorea)

Haloperidol, Olanzapine: antidopaminergic/antipsychotic drugs

Imipramine, Amitriptyline: antidepressant drugs.

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Lenticulostriate arteries

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Proximal part of MCA blood supply to the basal ganglia

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Clasp-Knife Reflex

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Resistance to arm extension until sudden stoppage of resistance

Particularly characteristic of chronic cerebral motor lesions.

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Medulloblastoma

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Most common malignant CNS tumour in children (tumour in 4th ventricle).

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Nociceptors receptor proteins

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TRPV1/2 open at high temperatures

TRPM8 open at very low temperatures.

ASIC3 is particularly present in skeletal and cardiac muscle: acid sensing- detect pH change with ischaemia.

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Anterior vs Lateral spinothalamic tract in pain

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AST moves arm.

LST causes response (i.e. to say “that hurts!”).

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Anterior spinothalamic tract

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These decussate to travel into the AST.

Innervate
a. Ventral posterior lateral, medial nuclei (VPL, VPM) of the thalamus –> Project to the primary somatosensory cortex (SI)
a) Localisation and physical intensity of the stimulus.
b. Ventral posterior inferior nuclei of the thalamus.
c. Central lateral (CL) of the thalamus –> Project to the anterior cingulate cortex.
a) Emotion/motivation)
CL –> Project to the prefrontal cortex and striatum.
a) Sites for cognitive function/strategy.
d. Somatosensory thalamus –> Project to the secondary somatosensory cortex.

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Lateral spinothalamic tract

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Mainly C fibres but also some alpha delta fibres innervate projection neurons in lamina I

  1. These decussate to travel into the LST.
  2. The innervate more posterior/medial parts of the thalamus.
    a. Mediodorsal Nucleus (ventrocaudal) i.e. MDvc –> Project to the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)
    b. Posterior Thalamus (Posterior Nucleus and Ventral Medial Nucleus) –> Project to the anterior or rostral insula - Emotion, quality (i.e. pain), autonomic integration)
18
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Prostaglandin synthesis

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Phospholipase A2 releases Arachidonic Acid (AA) from cell membranes (due to inflammatory mediators)

COX1 and COX 2 use AA as a substrate for PG synthesis

COX-1 is normally present, COX-2 induced during inflammation

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Circuitry of Cognitive and Emotional Control of Pain

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Intensity: superior parietal lobe –> insula –> amygdala path (attention control) –> PAG.

Unpleasantness: ACC –> PCC –> PAG

20
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Morphine Mechanism

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Decreased excitability and decreased release of neurotransmitters.
o Due to activation of K+ conductance and decreased Ca2+ conductance.

21
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NSAIDs (COX-2 inhibition)

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Aspirin:
COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitor (also anti-inflammatory)

Ibuprofen, diclofenac, ketoprofen:
COX1/COX2 and additional mechanisms

Rofecoxib: selective COX-2 inhibitors.

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Anticonvulsant Drugs (non-opioid)

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Carbamazepine (acts on sodium channels)

Sodium Valproate (acts on sodium channels).

Pregabalin (acts on alpha2delta subunit)

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Tricyclic Antidepressants (non-opioid)

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Amitriptyline (inhibit reuptake of amines, block Na+ and Ca2+ channels).

24
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Calcium channel ligands

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gabapentin
pregabalin
verapamil

25
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Opioid agonists

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Tramadol

26
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Medication that blocks sodium channels

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lignocaine

prilocaine

27
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Chandelier cells

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Special population of interneurons which are GABAergic cells
o Control the activity of cortical pyramidal cells by synapsing on the axonal initial segment.

The loss of inhibitory CC increases the risk of abnormal excitatory activity

28
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Phenytoin

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stabilises the inactivated state of channels

DO NOT USE IN ABSENCE SEIZURES.

29
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Carbamazepine

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stabilises the inactivated state of channels.

DO NOT USE IN ABSENCE SEIZURES.

30
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Sodium Valproate

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Used in all types of seizures

31
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Lamotrigine

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presynaptic inhibition of glutamate release

32
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Topiramate

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increases GABA transmission and inhibits glutamate (/AMPA which mimics glutamate).

33
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Lacrosamide

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binds to inactivated state of channels.

34
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Benzodiazepines (GABAa Receptor)

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Clonazepam:

sedation

35
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Barbiturates (GABAa Receptor)

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Phenobarbitone

36
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Calcium Channels

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Zonisamide:
blocks calcium channels

Ethosuximide: used in absence seizures
• Blocks T-type calcium channels.

Gabapentin (Pregabalin): blocks alpha2delta2 subunit of calcium channels.
• Pregabalin also increases GABA levels

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Neurotransmitter Release

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Levetiracetam:

bonds to synaptic protein SV2a

38
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Neurotransmitter Uptake

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Tiagabine:

Inhibits GAT-1 transporter for GABA

39
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Neurotransmitter Synthesis

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Vigabatrin:

inhibition of GABA transaminase, therefore protection of GABA

40
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Neurotransmitter Receptors.

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Perampanel:
selective non-competitive antagonist of AMPA receptors

Felbamata:
NDMA receptors.

Medicine PJE (7 decks)

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