Module 1 HW questions Flashcards
What is the most common movement disorder?
tremors
Tremors ______ during sleep
stop
To diagnose a resting tremor, the tremor must be present when a patient is
relaxed
Action tremors occur
with voluntary movements
What is the most common type of tremor?
essential tremor
How would you describe athetosis?
slow writhing movement
Chorea is most commonly associated with this disease
huntington’s disease
Which term describes a sustained twisting muscle contraction?
A) dystonia
B) chorea
C) muscle rigidity
D) athetosis
A) dystonia
What is unilateral, involuntary, rapid, jerking rotary flinging movements of the proximal limb?
hemiballismus
What condition can be caused by a lacunar infarct of the subthalamic nucleus?
hemiballismus
What is the most common cause of a lacunar infarct?
high blood pressure
What type of movement disorder is involved with restless leg syndrome?
myoclonus
What is the typical age of onset for tourette’s syndrome?
5-18 years old
Which of the following represents a tourette’s syndrome tic?
A) continuous involuntary flinging rotatory movement of one upper limb
B) humming
C) shaking the head no
D) pill-rolling the thumb with the index and middle fingers
B) humming
Which of the following describes a spastic diplegic gait?
A) bilateral circumduction of the lower extremities
B) unilateral circumduction of the lower extremity
C) high stepping gait due to inability to dorsiflex foot
D) waddle type of gait with hyperlordosis
A) bilateral circumduction of the lower extremities
