Neuro 164-196

Question 1

Akinesia is common with what Disease

Answer 1

Parkinson’s

Question 2

Pathology of Alzheimer’s

Answer 2

Neurons normally involved with Ach transmission deteriorate within the cerebral cortex

Question 3

Pathology of Huntington’s

Answer 3

Degeneration and atrophy of the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex within the brain

Question 4

Describe the cognitive stage of motor learning

Answer 4

Person acquires info regarding the goal of the activity and begin to problem solve as to how to attain the goal

Question 5

Grade of 2 on modified ashworth represents

Answer 5

More marked increase in muscle tone through most of the ROM, but affected parts easily moved

Question 6

What Disease involves muscles at the neuromuscular junction

Answer 6

Myasthenia gravis

Question 7

Dysarthria is caused by

Answer 7

UMN lesion

Question 8

Dysphagia

Answer 8

Inability to properly swallow

Question 9

What is asthenia

Answer 9

Generalized weakness

Question 10

What is ataxia

Answer 10

Inability to perform coordinated movements

Question 11

Clonus is indicative of…

Answer 11

UMN lesion

Question 12

Grade of 4 on modified Ashworth represents

Answer 12

Affected parts rigid in flexion or extension

Question 13

Are upper or lower motor neuron lesions involved with ALS

Answer 13

both upper and lower

Question 14

Goals of PT for Huntington’s

Answer 14

Maximize endurance 
Strength 
Balance 
Postural control 
Functional mobility

Question 15

What is the associative stage of motor learning

Answer 15

Intermediate stage where a person is able to more independently distinguish correct versus incorrect performance

Question 16

Most common symptoms of gullain barre

Answer 16

Motor weakness (distal to proximal)
Sensory impairment
Possible respiratory paralysis

Question 17

For ALS, what direction does muscle loss occur

Answer 17

Distal to proximal

Question 18

Should you immediately call 911 if someone is having a seizure

Answer 18

No only if it lasts more than 5 min

Question 19

Cardinal signs of myasthenia gravis

Answer 19

Extreme fatigue

Skeletal muscle weakness that can fluctuate within minutes or over an extended period

Question 20

What is Guillain-Barré syndrome

Answer 20

Temporary inflammation and demyelination of peripheral nerves’ myelin sheaths, potentially resulting in axonal degeneration

Question 21

Type of strategy used to lower the center of gravity during standing or ambulation in order to better control the center of gravity

Answer 21

Suspensory

Question 22

Myasthenia gravis is also involved with an enlarged…

Answer 22

Thymus

Question 23

What muscles are generally affected first for myasthenia gravis

Answer 23

Ocular

Question 24

Whole training

Answer 24

Practice of an entire task

Question 25

Grade of 0 on modified ashworth represents

Answer 25

No increase in tone

Question 26

The Fugl-Meyer test is for patients with...

Answer 26

Hemiplegia

Question 27

Initial symptoms of diabetic neuropathy

Answer 27

Weakness and sensory disturbances symmetrically

Question 28

In gullain barre, muscle weakness progression direction

Answer 28

Distal to proximal

Question 29

Agnosia

Answer 29

Inability to interpret info

Question 30

Distributed practice

Answer 30

Rest time is equal or greater than practice

Question 31

What is Bell’s Palsy

Answer 31

Temporary unilateral facial paralysis secondary to trauma with demyelination and/or atonal degeneration of the facial nerve

Question 32

Grade of 3 on modified Ashworth represents

Answer 32

Considerable increase in muscle tone, passive movement difficult

Question 33

Massed practice

Answer 33

Practice time greater than amount of rest

Question 34

What Disease commonly presents with chorea

Answer 34

Huntington’s

Question 35

Cognitive impairment with Huntington’s?

Answer 35

Yup

Question 36

Dysarthria

Answer 36

Slurred and impaired speech

Question 37

PT management of Alzheimer’s

Answer 37

Maximizing patient’s remaining function and providing family and caregiver education

Question 38

Focus of ALS treatment

Answer 38

Quality of life | Caregiver training

Question 39

Agraphia

Answer 39

Inability to write

Question 40

What two things develop in the brain with Alzheimer’s

Answer 40

Amyloid plaques | Neurofibrillary tangles

Question 41

Three stages of motor learning

Answer 41

Cognitive Associative Autonomous

Question 42

What is the autonomous stage of learning

Answer 42

Person improves efficiency of the activity without a great need for cognitive control

Question 43

The modified ashworth scale grades what

Answer 43

Spasticity

Question 44

Athetosis is common with what Disease

Answer 44

CP

Question 45

Huntington’s is also known as

Answer 45

Huntington’s Chorea

Question 46

What nerve should be stimulated for Bell’s palsy

Answer 46

Facial

Question 47

Grade of 1+ on the modified ashworth represents

Answer 47

Slight increase in tone, a catch followed by minimal resistance throughout remainder (less than half) of the ROM

Question 48

Most common ALS complaints

Answer 48

Fatigue Oral motor impairment Motor paralysis Respiratory paralysis (eventually)

Question 49

What is hemiballism

Answer 49

Involuntary and violent movement of large body part

Question 50

Examples of suspensory strategy

Answer 50

Knee flexion, crouching, squatting

Question 51

Is Bell’s Palsy symmetrical or asymmetrical

Answer 51

Asymmetrical

Question 52

What type of rigidity is seen with Parkinson’s

Answer 52

Cogwheel

Question 53

Type of trait genetically transmitted in huntingtons

Answer 53

Autosomal dominant

Question 54

Blocked practice

Answer 54

Consistent practice of a single task

Question 55

Best environment for cognitive stage of motor learning

Answer 55

Controlled

Question 56

Grade of 1 on modified ashworth represents

Answer 56

Slight increase in tone, catch and release or by minimal resistance at the end of the ROM when the affected parts are in flexion or extension