Movement Flashcards
In the basal ganglia, where is Glutamate found?
1) Cortex -> Striatum
2) STN
In the basal ganglia, where is GABA found?
1) Striatal
2) Pallidal
3) SNpr
(projection neurons)
Where are the dopamine receptors found?
D1-D5
D1, D2: Striatum
D3: Nucleus accumbens
D4: Frontal cortex
D5: Hippocampus, limbic system
A) Tardive dyskinesias and drug-induced parkinsonian syndromes occur when drugs competitively bind to which dopamine receptor?
B) The newer antipsychosis drugs, which produce fewer of these effects, have a stronger affinity for which receptor?
A) D2
B) D4
Dopadecarboxylase inhibitor:
Carbidopa
Benserazide
MOA of Entacapone?
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor
Where are D1 receptors predominant?
Small spiny putaminal neurons
In the BG, where is Acetylcholine synthesized?
Large nonspiny striatal neurons (Golgi type 2)
State the principal location of morbid anatomy for this symptom:
Unilateral hemiballismus and hemichorea
C/l Subthalamic nucleus of Luys / Luysial-pallidal connections
Chronic chorea of Huntington type
Caudate nucleus and putamen
Decerebrate rigidity
Bilateral tegmental upper brainstem
Level of RED NUCLEUS or between red and vestibular nuclei
Palatal and facial myoclonus (rhythmic)
Ipsilateral central tegmental tract
- w/ denervation of ION and N. ambiguus
Fill in the blank:
Causes of bradykinesia:
Parkinson - reduced dopa from SN to striatum
Neuroleptic drugs: dopa receptor blockade
Huntington: degeneration of striatal neurons
Wilson: _____
Destruction of medial pallidum
Persistent voluntary contraction of hand muscles may fail to be inhibited, so that there is interference with the next willed movement. What is this phenomenon called?
Tonic innervation
Blocking
Tendency for the voluntary movement to adopt the frequency of a coexistent tremor
Entrainment
When the limb muscles are passively stretched, the patient appears to actively resist the movement
Gegenhalten
Paratonia
Oppositional resistance
All active movement phenomena that are a consequence of disease of the basal ganglia
Dyskinesia
Involuntary arrhythmic movements of a forcible, rapid, jerky type
Chorea
Inherited disorders associated with Chorea (5)
Huntington Wilson Disease DRPLA Neuroacanthocytosis Benign hereditary chorea
Drugs that can cause chorea (5)
Coke P(enny)OND
Cocaine Phenytoin OCPs Neuroleptics Dopa agonist (overdose)
Systemic diseases associated with Chorea
Pcv THT
Polycythemia vera
Thyrotoxicosis
Hyperosmolar nonketotic hyperglycemia
Toxoplasmosis
Immune mediated chorea (5)
CLAPS
Chorea gravidarum Lupus APAS Paraneoplastic Sydenham chorea***
Paraneoplastic chorea is associated with which antibodies (2)?
anti-CRMP
anti-Hu
Most common cause of a choreiform dyskinesia in neurologic practice
Excess dopamine administration in advanced PD
Inability to sustain the fingers and toes, tongue, or any other part of the body in one position
Athetosis
Uncontrollable, large amplitude, poorly patterned flinging movement of an entire limb
Ballismus
Usual cause of bilateral ballismus
Nonketotic hyperosmolar coma