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ME03 - Motor System 2 - Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia Flashcards

1
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Also called the little brain
Helps control the rate, range, force, and direction
of movements (SYNERGY)
o sequences motor activities
o monitors and makes corrective adjustments in motor activities while they are being executed silent area of the brain

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Cerebellum

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Electrical excitation does not cause any sensation. True or False?

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TRUE

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Damage does not produce paralysis. True or False?

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TRUE

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Where is Cerebellum located?

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Located dorsal to the pons and medulla and protrudes from under the occipital lobes

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3 Lobes of Cerebellum

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ANTERIOR, POSTERIOR, FLOCCULONODULAR

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Crosswise folds in the Cerebellar Cortex

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Folia

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Lie deep beneath the folded mass of cerebellar cortex

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Deep Cerebellar Nuclei

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Nuclei of Cerebellum from Medial to Lateral

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DENTATE, EMBOLIFORM, GLOBOSE, FASTIGIAL

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What are the Brainstem Attachments of Cerebellum

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superior cerebellar peduncles to MIDBRAIN
middle cerebellar peduncles to PONS
inferior cerebellar peduncles to MEDULLA OBLONGATA

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Contains a somatotopic map of the body surface

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VERMIS and INTERMEDIATE ZONE
o Axial portions of the body lie in the vermis

o Limbs and facial regions lie in the intermediate zones

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Lateral portions of cerebellar hemispheres do not have topographical representations. True or False?

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TRUE

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Function of the lateral portion of cerebellar hemisphere

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o Receive input signals exclusively from cerebral cortex
o Plays important roles in planning and coordinating the body’s rapid sequential muscular activities

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3 Layers of Cerebellar Cortex

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Granular Layer | Purkinje Cell Layer | Molecular Layer

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Innermost layer that contains granule cells, Golgi type II cells and glomeruli

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Granular Layer

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Middle layer that contains inhibitory Purkinje cells

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Purkinje Cell Layer

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Outermost layer that contains stellate and basket cells, dendrites of Purkinje and Golgi type II cells and parallel fibers (axons of granule cells)

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Molecular Layer

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2 Types of Fibers that are known as Excitatory Cerebellar Inputs

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Climbing Fibers | Mossy Fibers

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o Originate in the INFERIOR OLIVE
o Demonstrate complex spikes
_ Action potentials beginning with a strong spike and followed by a trail of weakening secondary spikes
o Function in conditioning Purkinje cells (motor learning)

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CLIMBING FIBERS

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o Form the bulk of the input, originating in the cortico-, vestibulo-, reticulo- and spinocerebellar tracts_o demonstrate SIMPLE SPIKES
Much weaker short-duration action potentials in Purkinje cells

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MOSSY FIBERS

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What are the Different Afferent Pathways to the Cerebellum

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Pontocerebellar System | Olivocerebellar Projections | Spinocerebellar Fibers | Reticulocerebellar Fibers | Vestibular Fibers

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o Largest afferent projections
o Originate from the basilar pontine nuclei

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PONTOCEREBELLAR SYSTEM

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Originate from the inferior olivary nuclei

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OLIVOCEREBELLAR PROJECTIONS

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Originate in spinal cord or medulla

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SPINOCEREBELLAR FIBERS

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Originate from brainstem

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RETICULOCEREBELLAR FIBERS

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Originate from vestibular nuclei and vestibular apparatus

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VESTIBULAR FIBERS

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What are the Cells seen in Cerebellum

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Purkinje cells | Granule cells | Golgi Type II Cells | Stellate Cells | Basket Cells | Glomerulus

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o central neurons with fan-shaped dendritic trees
o always inhibitory with GABA as its neurotransmitter

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Purkinje cells

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o smallest and most numerous neurons in the brain
o parallel fibers are axons of granule cells
o excitatory input from mossy fibers which use glutamate as its neurotransmitter

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Granule cells

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o small interneurons with numerous arborizations
o inhibitory in function

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Golgi Type II Celks

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o inhibitory star-shaped cells found in superficial cerebellum

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Stellate Cell

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o inhibitory cells whose axons form baskets around Purkinje fibers and are found in deep cerebellar layers

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Basket Cells

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o complex of synapses having a mossy
fiber at its core
o synapsing with axons of Golgi type II neurons and dendrites of granule cells

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Glomerulus

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Modulates Purkinje cell output

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Cerebellar Interneurons

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All of the cerebellar interneurons are inhibitory EXCEPT _______________

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Granule Cells

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Have excitatory input to basket cells, stellate cells, Golgi II
cells, and Purkinje cells

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Granule Cells

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Inhibits Purkinje cells (via parallel fibers)

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Basket cells and Stellate cells

37
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Inhibit granule cells, thereby reducing their excitatory effect on Purkinje cells

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Golgi II cells

38
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Only output of the cerebellar cortex

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Purkinje Cells

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Output is always inhibitory, using _______________ as NT

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Inhibitory output modulates the output of the cerebellum and regulates rate, range, and direction of movement (synergy). True or False

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Projects to fastigial nucleus, vestibular nucleus and reticular formation

42
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Project to globose and emboliform nuclei (interposed nuclei)

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Intermediate Zone

43
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Project to the dentate nucleus, ventral anterior thalamic nuclei and cerebral cortex

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Lateral Hemispheres

44
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Follow the Cerebellar Pathway

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Cortex&raquo_space; Pons*&raquo_space; Cerebellum&raquo_space; Dentate nucleus*&raquo_space; Red Nucleus&raquo_space; Thalamus&raquo_space; Corticospinal tract

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o consists of the small flocculonodular lobes
o for control of balance and eye movement

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Vestibulocerebellum

46
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Consists of lateral zones of cerebellar hemispheres
For planning and initiation of movement

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Cerebrocerebellum

47
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o consists of vermis and intermediate zones
o for control of rate, force, range, and direction of movement (synergy)

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Spinocerebellum

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o During nearly every movement, certain muscles must be rapidly turned on and
then quick turned off

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TURN ON/TURN OFF FUNCTION

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TURN ON/TURN OFF FUNCTION is made possible by

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Made possible by interplay of mossy and climbing fibers and Purkinje cells

50
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What fibers are involved in Motor Learning?

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CLIMBING FIBERS. Climbing fibers modify sensitivity to parallel fiber input
o when mismatch between anticipated result of movement and its actual result occurs, climbing fiber input is more vigorous
o as movement is practiced, mismatch declines gradually

51
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o During any movement, momentum develops and must be overcome to stop the movement
o Appropriate learned, subconscious signals from spinocerebellum stop the movement precisely at the intended point

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Damping Function

52
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Patient with cerebellar lesion assumes unsteady stance and reeling gait (like a drunk person)

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How does a Patient with Ataxia compensate?

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To compensate, he assumes a broad-based stance and a broad-based gait

54
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Failure to meter the contractions that set the distance of motion

55
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Inability to perform rapid alternating movements

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Dysdiadochokinesia

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Failure of a movement to be terminated at a proper time

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Past Pointing

57
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Difficulty in maintaining position against sudden unexpected displacement

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Overshooting

58
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Slowness and slurring of speech

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Dysarthria

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Volume of voice varies from low to high from peak to peak

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Scanning Speech

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Tremor of intentionally maintained head or trunk posture or of a limb suspended in front of the body

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POSTURAL, POSITIONAL or STATIC TREMOR

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Unsteady oscillations of the head or trunk

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TIUTIBATION

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o Tremor as a limb approaches its target
o Results from cerebellar overshooting and failure of the cerebellar system to “damp” the motor movements

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INTENTION, END-POINT or KINETIC TREMOR

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Jerkiness of eye movement
o rapid, tremulous movements of the eyes rather than steady fixation

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What is affected in Nystagmus?

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Nystagmus is due to failure of damping by the cerebellum
Occurs especially when the flocculonodular lobes of the cerebellum are damaged

65
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Decreased tone of the peripheral body musculature on the side of the cerebellar lesion

66
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What is affected in Hypotonia?

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Results from loss of cerebellar facilitation of the motor cortex and brain stem motor nuclei

67
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Extremity tested swings to and fro several times like a pendulum after eliciting the reflex seen in HYPOTONIA

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Pendulous reflexes

68
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What are the Different Cerebellar Syndromes

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ANTERIOR (ROSTRAL) VERMIS SYNDROME_- involves the anterior cerebellar lobe ; o ataxia of the lower limbs only

POSTERIOR (CAUDAL) VERMIS SYNDROME - involves the flocculonodular and posterior lobes ; o axial ataxia without extremity ataxia

CEREBELLAR HEMISPHERE SYNDROME - cerebellar signs lateralized to one half of the body

PANCEREBELLAR SYNDROME_- bilateral cerebellar signs due to involvement of all cerebellar lobes

69
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Deep cerebral nuclei involved in motor control
modulates thalamic outflow to the motor cortex to plan and execute smooth movements
demonstrates programming functions
o generate basic patterns of movement in response to cues from cortical association areas

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Basal Ganglia

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Components of Basal Ganglia

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Globus Pallidus | Putamen | Caudate Nucleus | Subthalamic Nucleus of Substantia Nigra

Globus Pallidus x Putamen = Lentiform Nucleus
Putamen x Caudate Nucleus = Striatum

Lentiform Nucleus + Striatum = Corpus Striatum

CORPUS STRIATUM + SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS OF SUBSTANTIA NIGRA = BASAL GANGLIA

71
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NT used in connections between striatum and substantia nigra

72
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Dopamine in relation to Basal Ganglia Pathways

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o inhibitory on the indirect pathway (D2 receptors)
o excitatory on the direct pathway (D1 receptors)
o overall action is excitatory

73
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Responsible for the COGNITIVE CONTROL OF MOTOR ACTIVITY o most of our motor actions occur as a consequence of thoughts generated in the mind

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CAUDATE NUCLEUS

74
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Controls the speed and size of movement

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Basal Ganglia

75
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Locus for Spatial Coordination

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Posterior Parietal Cortex

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TIMING AND SCALING FUNCTIONS are lost with lesions in the?

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Basal Ganglia, specifically CAUDATE NUCLEUS

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snake-like or writhing movements of the hand and arm or face
result from lesions of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS

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flailing movements of the extremities
result from lesions to the SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS OF LUS

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Hemiballismus

79
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brief, irregular, non-purposeful movements that are vaguely comparable to dancing
result from lesions to the CORPUS STRIATUM (specially on caudate nucleus)

80
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Results from widespread destruction of the dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra

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Parkinson’s Disease

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Manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease

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o cogwheel rigidity
o resting pill-rolling tremor
o slowness or difficulty in initiating
movement (bradykinesia, akinesia) o postural instability (shuffling or
FESTINATING gait)

82
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Autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by CAG trinucleotide repeats
o displays ANTICIPATION with succeeding generations

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Huntington’s Disease

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Characteristics of Huntington’s Disease

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Characterized by flicking movements in individual muscles (chorea)
o leads to progressive severe distortional movements

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Huntington’s Disease is caused by the depletion of what neurotransmitters?

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Depletion of GABA and acetylcholine from many areas of the brain

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