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Neuro 164-196 Flashcards

1
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Akinesia is common with what Disease

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Parkinson’s

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Pathology of Alzheimer’s

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Neurons normally involved with Ach transmission deteriorate within the cerebral cortex

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Pathology of Huntington’s

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

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Describe the cognitive stage of motor learning

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

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5
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Grade of 2 on modified ashworth represents

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

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What Disease involves muscles at the neuromuscular junction

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Myasthenia gravis

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7
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Dysarthria is caused by

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UMN lesion

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8
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Dysphagia

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Inability to properly swallow

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9
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What is asthenia

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Generalized weakness

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10
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What is ataxia

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Inability to perform coordinated movements

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11
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Clonus is indicative of…

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UMN lesion

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Grade of 4 on modified Ashworth represents

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Affected parts rigid in flexion or extension

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13
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Are upper or lower motor neuron lesions involved with ALS

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both upper and lower

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14
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Goals of PT for Huntington’s

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Maximize endurance 
Strength 
Balance 
Postural control 
Functional mobility
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15
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What is the associative stage of motor learning

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

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Most common symptoms of gullain barre

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

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For ALS, what direction does muscle loss occur

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Distal to proximal

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18
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Should you immediately call 911 if someone is having a seizure

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No only if it lasts more than 5 min

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19
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Cardinal signs of myasthenia gravis

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Extreme fatigue

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

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20
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What is Guillain-Barré syndrome

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

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21
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Type of strategy used to lower the center of gravity during standing or ambulation in order to better control the center of gravity

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Suspensory

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22
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Myasthenia gravis is also involved with an enlarged…

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Thymus

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23
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What muscles are generally affected first for myasthenia gravis

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Ocular

24
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Whole training

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Practice of an entire task

25
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Grade of 0 on modified ashworth represents

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No increase in tone

26
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The Fugl-Meyer test is for patients with…

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Hemiplegia

27
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Initial symptoms of diabetic neuropathy

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Weakness and sensory disturbances symmetrically

28
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In gullain barre, muscle weakness progression direction

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Distal to proximal

29
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Agnosia

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Inability to interpret info

30
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Distributed practice

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Rest time is equal or greater than practice

31
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What is Bell’s Palsy

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

32
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Grade of 3 on modified Ashworth represents

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Considerable increase in muscle tone, passive movement difficult

33
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Massed practice

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Practice time greater than amount of rest

34
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What Disease commonly presents with chorea

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Huntington’s

35
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Cognitive impairment with Huntington’s?

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Yup

36
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Dysarthria

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Slurred and impaired speech

37
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PT management of Alzheimer’s

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

38
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Focus of ALS treatment

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Quality of life

Caregiver training

39
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Agraphia

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Inability to write

40
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What two things develop in the brain with Alzheimer’s

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Amyloid plaques

Neurofibrillary tangles

41
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Three stages of motor learning

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Cognitive
Associative
Autonomous

42
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What is the autonomous stage of learning

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

43
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The modified ashworth scale grades what

A

Spasticity

44
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Athetosis is common with what Disease

A

CP

45
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Huntington’s is also known as

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Huntington’s Chorea

46
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What nerve should be stimulated for Bell’s palsy

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Facial

47
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Grade of 1+ on the modified ashworth represents

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

48
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Most common ALS complaints

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Fatigue
Oral motor impairment
Motor paralysis
Respiratory paralysis (eventually)

49
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What is hemiballism

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Involuntary and violent movement of large body part

50
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Examples of suspensory strategy

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Knee flexion, crouching, squatting

51
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Is Bell’s Palsy symmetrical or asymmetrical

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Asymmetrical

52
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What type of rigidity is seen with Parkinson’s

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Cogwheel

53
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Type of trait genetically transmitted in huntingtons

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Autosomal dominant

54
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Blocked practice

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Consistent practice of a single task

55
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Best environment for cognitive stage of motor learning

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Controlled

56
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Grade of 1 on modified ashworth represents

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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

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