Lecture 8 Flashcards
What is the function of dopamine?
What is the function of GABA?
Where is most dopamine produced?
The extrapyramidal system consists of the _____________ working with the _____________ to inhibit unwanted movements.
What are 3 possible causes (etiology) for Parkinson’s?
As a result of over-activity with Parkinson’s the ___________ system is constantly stimulated and leads to enlarged _______________ causing rigidity
What are three common signs for Parkinson’s?
These glial cells provide support and nutrition to the neurons?
These glial cells myelinate the axons in the CNS?
What are three common signs for MS?
What are the two diagnostic criteria for MS?
Name 3 countries in the world where MS is high?
Which country in the world has the highest prevalence rate of MS?
What are some possible causes of MS
Most commonly the plaques from MS can be seen by MRI in the following areas: basal ganglia, _______ nerve, ______ and ______ ventricles, midbrain, pons and spinal cord
The most common type of MS is?
In Benign MS (a sub-type of #16) the most common symptom is?
This virus has been found in a high percentage of people with MS? This vitamin has shown to be deficient in a high percentage of people with MS?
What are three possible causes of ALS?
What is the survival time from diagnosis to death in people with ALS?
What is one other name for ALS
Who was the first person to discover ALS
Which neurotransmitter may be involved in excitotoxicity with ALS
Which two organelles may be dysfunctional (damaged) with ALS
Name one medication which is being used to treat ALS
