CH04: Movement and Posture Flashcards

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1
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caudate nucleus + putamen

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STRIATIUM

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2
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main receptive part of the basal ganglia

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PUTAMEN

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3
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(2) output nuclei of the basal ganglia

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MEDIAL PALLIDUM + PARS RETICULATA

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4
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sample of drug that can induce Parkinsonism

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Phenotiazine

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5
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most pervasive role neurotransmitter but can act as excitatory or inhibitory

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Dopamine

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6
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areas with richest dopamine

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(1) Cell bodies of Pars Compacta (2) Termination fibers in Striatum

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7
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Location D1 and D2 receptors

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STRIATIUM

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8
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Location D3 receptor

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Nucleus accumbens

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9
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Location D4 receptor

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Frontal cortex, limbic structures

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10
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Location D5 receptor

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Hippocampus and limbic system

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11
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D1- like class

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D1 and D5 subtypes

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12
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D2- like class

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D2, D3, D4

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13
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Intermediate precursor of dopamine that crosses the blood-brain barrier

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L- Dopa

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14
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Addition of this enzyme in the catabolism of Dopamine

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dopadecarboxulase

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15
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Why add LDopa and CDopa

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Minimize the systemic side effects

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16
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(T/F) Psychological stress and anxiety worsen the abnormal movements in the EPS

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TRUE

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17
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tendency for the voluntary movement to adopt the frequency of a coexistent tremor

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Entrainment

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18
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A gentle push on the sternum or tug on the shoulders may cause a fall or start a series of small corrective septs that the patient cannot control

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Festination

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19
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Rhythmically interrupted, ratchet- like resistance

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Cogwheel phenomenon

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20
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Unable to relax a group of muscles on request

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Paratonia

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21
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Encompasses all the active movement phenomena that are a consequence of disease of the basal ganglia, implying an element of dystonia

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Dyskinesia

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22
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Chorea and myoclonus differ in what aspect

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Myoclonic jerks is much faster and may involve single muscles

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23
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Chorea after Streptococcal infection

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Syndenham chorea

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24
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(2) Paraneoplastic chorea antibodies

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anti- CRMP, anti- Hu

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25
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involuntary movements involve proximal limb muscles and are of wide range and flinging ni the nature

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Hemiballismus

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26
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Term stems from Greek word “unfixed”

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Athetosis

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27
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Idiopathic dystonia responding to extremely small doses of L- dopa

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Segawa Disease

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28
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A characteristic, almost diagnostic, example of the acute drug- induced dystonias

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Retrocolis

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29
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Give (3) drugs that can induce dystonias

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L- Dopa, CCB, AEDs

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30
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Surgery in these structures yielded positive but unpredictable results in dystonia

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Pallidum, ventrolateral thalamus

31
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Numerous brief attacks of dystonia or CA provoked by sudden movement, startle, hyperventilation

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Paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis

32
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Treatment for paroxysmal kinesigenic choreothetosis

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Phenytoin and Carbamazepine

33
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Precipitated by ingestion of alcohol or coffee or fatuge

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Second’ nonkinesigenic choreoathetosis

34
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Treatment for nonkinesigenic choreoathetosis

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Benzodiazepine

35
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Third type of paroxysmal choreoathetosis precipitated by prolonged exercise

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Mount- Reback type VARIANT

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Treatment for Mount- Reback type VARIANT paroxysmal choreoathetosis

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Acetazolamide

37
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involuntary rhythmic oscillatory movement produced by alternating or irregularly synchronous contractions

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Tremor

38
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Tremor vs other involuntary movement distinguishing factor

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Rhythmicity

39
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Tremor vs myocolonus and asterixis

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Oscillatory nature

40
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Frequency of tremors

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8- 13 Hz

41
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Commonest type of tremor

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Essential (Familial) Tremor

42
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Essential tremor of non- alternate beat type can be supressed by this in 75% of cases

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Alcohol

43
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Antibody associated with tremor of polyneuropathy

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Anti- MAG

44
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coarse, rhythmic tremor with a frequency of 3-5 Hz characterized by bursts of activity that alternate between opposing muscle groups

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Parkinsonian Tremor

45
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ratchet- like interruption perceived by the examiner on passive movement of an extremity

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Negro sign

46
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sign when patient engages the opposite limb tracing circles in the air

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Froment sign

47
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constant frequency, variable amplitude

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Parkinsonian Tremor

48
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meperidine analogue that destroys neurons of the substantia niagri pars compacta (p. 96)

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MPTP

49
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wide- ranging, rhythmic 2- 5 Hz “wing beating tremor” (p. 97)

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Rubral tremor

50
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strong familial episodic trmor disorder of the chin and lower lip that begins in childhood and may worsen with age (p. 97)

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Geniospasm

51
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chromosome involved with the mutation that causes geniospasm

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Chromosome 9

52
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Tremor occuring during quiet standing and its cessation almsot immediately on walking (p. 97)

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Orthostatic tremor

53
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Loading the limb exaggerates this tremor (p. 98)

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Psychogenic and tremor by polyneuropathy

54
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arrhythmic lapses of sustained posture that allow gravity of the inherent elastocotu of muscles produce a sudden movement which the patient corrects (p. 99)

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Asterixis

55
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sharp wave, probably generated in the motor cortex, immediately preceding a period of EMG silence (p. 99)

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Asterixis

56
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rapid, shock-like contractions of group of muscles, irregular in rhythmn and amplitude (p. 99)

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Myoclonus

57
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myoclonus associated with atypical petit mal and akinetic seizure (p. 101)

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Lennox- Gastaut Syndrome

58
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stimulus sensitive (reflex) myoclonus autosomal recessive disease (p. 101)

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Lafora- body disease

59
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myoclonus disease asociated with loss of Purkinje cells but NO inclusion bodies (p. 101)

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Baltic variety of myoclonic epilepsy

60
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give (3) drugs taht can cuase myoclonus (p. 101)

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Haloperidol, lithium, amphatemines

61
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T/F Action myoclonus is almost always associated with cerebellar ataxia (p. 102)

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TRUE

62
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repeated stimuli may recruit a series of incremental myoclonic jerks that culminate in a generalized convulsion (p. 102)

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Unverricht- Lundberg Syndrome

63
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most common mutation in startle syndromes (p. 103)

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1- subunit of GLRA1

64
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act of flexing the neck and bringing hte arms close to teh torso decring the intensity of attackes of Startle syndromes (p. 103)

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Vigevano maneuver

65
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gene associated with generalized torsion dystonia (p. 104)

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DYT-1 mutation

66
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most frequent form of restricted dystonia (p. 104)

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Torticolis

67
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percent of tortiolis with oral, mandibular or hand dystonia (p. 106)

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15%

68
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percent of torticolis with blepharospasm (p. 106)

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10%

69
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percent of torticolis with no relief with Botox injection (p. 106)

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10%

70
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Blepharospasm with forceful opening of the jaw, retraction of the lips, spasms of the plastysma, protrusion of tongue (p. 107)

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Meige syndrome

71
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treatment for tardive dyskinesia (p. 109)

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Reserpine and Tetrabenazine

72
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main identifying features of tics and habit spasm (p. 109)

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Stereotypy and irresistibility

73
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inner feeling of restlessness, inability to sit still, compulsion to move about (p. 111)

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Akithisia