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Lecture 8 - Motor Disorders Flashcards

1
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What is the basal ganglia?

A

Nuclei that are deep in the cerebral hemispheres responsible for motor control

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What structures make up the Lentiform nucleus?

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Putamen + Globus pallidus

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What is the name of the white matter structure that surrounds the lentiform nucleus?

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Internal capsule

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4
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What are the 3 main parts of the internal capsule surrounding the lentiform nucleus?

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Ascending limb
Genu
Descending limb

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What structures make up the striatum?

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Caudate + Putamen

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What are the main structures of the basal ganglia?

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Caudate nucleus
Striatum (Caudate nucleus + Putamen)
Lentiform nucleus (Putamen + Globus pallidus)
Internal capsule
Thalamus
Lateral ventricles

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7
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How are the 2 structures positioned in relation to each other in the Lentiform nucleus?

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Putamen = more superficial
Globus pallidus = deeper

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8
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Where are dopaminergic neurones located in the midbrain?

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Substantia nigra

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9
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What part of the basal ganglia receives dopamine from the substantia nigra in the midbrain?

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Putamen + Caudate (Striatum)

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10
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Do labels of brain (1)

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Do labels of the basal ganglia (2)

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12
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What structure separates the cerebellum from the occipital lobe?

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Tentorium cerebelli

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What structures connect the cerebellum to the brainstem?

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Cerebellar peduncles (white matter)

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What key structure does the cerebellum form the roof of?

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4th ventricle

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15
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What is the layout of the cerebellum?

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2 lobes with a central structure called the vermis

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16
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What’s the structure separating the 2 lobes of the cerebellum called?

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Vermis

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17
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What is the function of the prefrontal cortex, basal ganglia and cerebellum in movement?

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Prefrontal cortex = decides rough plan of movement

Basal ganglia = receives rough plan from prefrontal cortex and analyses determining what needs to be stimulated (decides set of movement)

Cerebellum = decides the sequence the actions should be done in

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18
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Label cerebellum (3)

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19
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Generally, how does the basal ganglia decide the correct movements that need to be done?

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Direct pathway facilitates correct movements

Indirect pathway Inhibits Inappropriate movements (III, Indirect Inhibits Innapropriate)

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20
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What is the function of basal ganglia in movement?

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Decides most appropriate movements

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21
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What is the function of the cerebellum in movement?

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Decides the appropriate sequence that movements should be in

22
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What side of the body does the left cerebral hemisphere supply?

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Right side of body

23
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What side of the body does the left cerebellum supply?
Why?

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Left side of body since its the right cerebral hemisphere that decussates supplying the left cerebellum

24
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What is disinhibition?

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Essentially inhibiting the inhibiting mechanism leading to increase activity

25
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What is the main excitatory neurotransmitter?

What is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter?

A

Glutamate

GABA

26
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What produces dopamine to supply the Putamen?

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Substantial nigra pars compacta

27
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What are the 2 pathways by which the Putamen can control movement?

A

Direct pathway
Indirect pathway

28
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How does dopamine affect the direct pathway?

How does dopamine affect the indirect pathway?

A

Direct pathway = dopamine stimulates it which up-regulates appropriate movements

Indirect pathway = dopamine stimulates this pathway which inhibits inappropriate movements (Indirect Inhibits Inappropriate)

29
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Image 4:

Talk about how the direct pathway works for stimulating movement:

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Dopamine produced by substantia nigra inhibits the Globus Pallidus (internal) via the direct pathway. This means the thalamus isn’t inhibited so thalamus stimulates the cortex

30
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Image 4:

Talk about how the indirect pathway works to inhibit movement:

A

Dopamine made in substantia nigra goes to Putamen

This stimulates the indirect pathway inhibiting the Globus Pallidus (external) so the subthalamic nucleus is not inhibited

STN stimulates the GLobus Pallidus (internal) which then inhibits the thalamus preventing it signalling to the motor cortex

31
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What part of the brain is damaged in Parkinson’s disease?

A

Substantia nigra (dopaminergic neurones degenerate) so less dopamine reaches Putamen

32
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What part of the pathway is damaged in Parkinson’s disease? (4)

How does this affect the pathway?

A

The substantia nigra (SNc)

Less dopamine to Putamen so GPi not inhibited so it inhibits the thalamus

33
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How does Parkinson’s present?

How does this relate to the pathway?

A

Hypokinetic disorder
Brady Kinesia (slow movement since not receiving dopaminergic stimulus to start so slow initiation + termination of movement)

Rigidity (lead pipe rigidity)
Tremor
Psychiatric features

34
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Why do Parkinson’s patients shuffle and struggle to initiate and stop their movement?

A

They produce a lot less dopamine so struggle to initiate movement

35
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Image 4

What part of the pathway is damaged in hemiballismus?

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Subthalamic nucleus (STN)

36
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How does Hemiballismus present?

A

Explosive (ballistic) movement on the 1 side. Of the body

37
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Using image 4:

Why does hemiballismus produce the symptoms it does?

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Explosive movement since
STN damaged

If STN damaged, can’t stimulate GPi so cant inhibit the thalamus so get sporadic movemtn

38
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What is Huntington’s chorea?

A

Autosomal dominant progressive disorder

39
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What part of the pathway does Huntingtons Chorea damage? (4)

A

Inhibitory neurones to the GPe lost

Means GPe not inhibited so STN gets inhibited so GPi is not stimulated to inhiiibt the thalamus
So get overactivty of thalamus

40
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How does Huntington’s chorea present?

A

Choreiform movemtns like fidgety
Dystonia (involuntary muscle contractions)
In coordination
Psychiatric features

41
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What part of the body does the vermis of the cerebellum coordinate?

What do the hemispheres coordinate?

A

Vermis = trunk

Hemispheres = limbs

42
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Where is the lesion if the patient can’t sit up but can coordinate limbs?

A

Vermis of cerebellum

43
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How do cerebellar lesions present?

A

Vomiting
Vertigo
Difficulty walking

44
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What is the pneumonic to remeber how cerebellar lesions present?

A

DANISH

45
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How do cerebellar lesions present using the pneumonic?

A

Dysdiadochokinesia
Ataxia
Nystagmus
Intention tremor
Slurred speech
Hypotonia

46
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How do you test for dysdiadochokinesia?

A

When patient holds out palm, then keeps flipping other hand on palm

47
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What is nystagmus?

A

Flicker of eyes (faster towards the cerebellar lesion)

48
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What is an intention tremor?

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Pateint struggles to coordinate the closer they get to goal

When going to touch finger in distance coordination worse closer gets to finger

49
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What causes slurred speech with a cerebellar lesion?

A

Cant coordinate laryngeal muscles

50
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What are pendullar reflexes??
(Cerebellar lesions)

A

Hits patella and keeps swinging back and forth, reflex doesn’t terminate

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