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How many people in the UK are affected by Parkinson’s Disease?

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Approximately 127,000

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Parkinson’s Disease is the Second———–

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most common neurodegenerative disease, after Alzheimer’s disease

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What age are most likely to be affected by Parkinson’s?

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Over the age of 50

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What gender are more likely to be affected by Parkinson’s?

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More men than women

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Where do symptoms typically present initially?

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On one side

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What is heterogeneous Parkinson’s?

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considerable variability seen in terms of symptoms and rate of progression

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What is progressive Parkinson’s?

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no cure, but symptoms managed primarily through medication and therapy

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Who published the first medical description of Parkinson’s and when?

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James Parkinson in 1817

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What is secondary parkinsonism?

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Drug induced, vascular

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What is Parkinson’s-Plus Syndromes (Atypical Variants)

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Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)

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What does idiopathic mean?

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Exact cause is unknown

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How is diagnosis made?

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through individuals’ clinical presentation, physical examination and medical history
• SPECT scan may be carried out
• There is currently no ‘test’ for Parkinson’s Disease
• Positive response to levodopa suggestive of Parkinson’s Disease

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What are Cardinal Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?

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Tremor
Rigidity
Bradykinesia
Postural Instability

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What are some other symptoms?

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Masked face 
Dysarthria 
Gait disturbance 
Micrographics 
Dysphagia 
Depression 
Anxiety 
Apathy 
Attention deficit 
Sleep disorders 
Autonomic symptoms 
Gastrointestinal symptoms 
Sensory symptoms 
Fatigue 
Dementia 
Hallucinations
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What leads to Parkinson’s disease long before motor symptoms become evident?

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Pathological process

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What are the 3 phases?

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Preclinical
Promotor
Motor Parkinson’s Disease

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What is the preclinical phase?

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no clinical symptoms, but pathology assumed to be
present

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What is the premotor phase?

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Early symptoms

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What is the motor Parkinson’s disease?

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manifestation of classic motor and non-motor symptoms

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What can promotor characteristics include?

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• Olfactory (smell) deficit
• Sleep disorders
• Constipation
• Mood changes

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What can premotor symptoms have potential use for?

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Clinical bioamarkers

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What other biomarkers have been identified?

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Potential neuroimaging, genetic and neurochemical

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What is dopamine in relations to the neuropathology of Parkinson’s?

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Dopamine - loss of dopamine producing neurons
Typically, there is a 70- 80% reduction in dopamine production by the time of diagnosis

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What is lewy body pathology in terms of neuropathology in terms of Parkinson’s?

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abnormal aggregates (clumps) of alpha- synuclein protein

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What is dopamine?
A neurotransmitter
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How many dopaminergic pathways are there?
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In Parkinson's when is the loss of dopamine producing neurons is most profound?
within the Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta (SNc) – the origin of the nigrostriatal pathway.
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Dopaminergic neurons are also lost in where?
Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)
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What are the basal ganglia?
are a collection of subcortical, grey matter structures, deep within the brain
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What are the main structures of the basal ganglia?
Striatum - Caudate nucleus, putamen and accumbens nucleus • Globus Pallidus (GP) - Internal (GPi) and external (GPe) • Substantia Nigra (SN) -Pars reticulata (SNr) and Pars compacta (SNc) • Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
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What is the role of the basal ganglia?
Motor control •Learning •Cognitive functions •Emotions
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What is the putamen linked with?
motor control (as well as being associated with habit learning)
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What is the caudate linked with?
eye movements and cognitive functions
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What is the ventral striatum linked with?
The limbic system (emotional behaviour)
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What is the input structure?
mainly the Striatum (caudate, putamen and accumbens nucleus) oReceives projections from the cerebral cortex, brainstem and thalamus o Input also received through the Subthalamic Nucleus (STN)
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What are the output structures?
globus pallidus interna (GPi) and the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr). oProjects initially to the thalamus and brainstem oThalamus projects principally to widespread areas of the frontal lobe
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What is the direct pathway?
Cortex Striatum GPi/SNr Thalamus
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What is an indirect pathway?
Cortex striatum GPi Thalamus
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What is a hyper direct pathway?
Cortex subthalamic Nucleus Thalamus
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Are D1 receptors excitatory or inhibitory?
Excitatory
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What does activation of D1 receptors result in?
increased activity of the direct pathway
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Are d2 receptors excitatory or inhibitory?
Inhibitory
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What does activation of D2 receptors result in?
Decreased activity of the indirect pathway
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Reduction in dopamine=?
• Reduction in activation from direct pathway • Increase in inhibition from indirect pathway Overall = turning down of “Go” and turning up of “NoGo”
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What does previous evidence toward the classical model of the basal ganglia indicate?
that the direct and indirect pathways may be more intertwined than previously thought, both structurally and functionally
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What other neurotransmitter systems are also implicated in PD?
``` Cholinergic Serotonergic Adernergic Glutamatergic GABAergic ```
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What evidence is there proving that the cerebellum also contributes to the clinical symptoms seen in PD?
Reciprocal connections evident between the basal ganglia and cerebellum Some indication of structural changes in the cerebellum in Parkinson’s Disease
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Where do Lewy bodies and Lewy Neurites Present?
SNc nervous system Abnormal aggregates (clumps) of alpha-synuclein protein
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What has been proposed that lewy body pathology progresses in?
a predictable pattern, divided by Braak and colleagues into 6 stages • Proposed to begin in structures of the lower brainstem and the olfactory system
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What are the 4 'Pathways' stages?
Diagnosed • Maintenance | • Complex • Palliative
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What is an example of a dopamine agonists?
Ropinrole
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What is an example of a Levodopa?
Sinemet
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What is an example of an enzyme inhibitor and what do they do?
Prevent breakdown of dopamine | MAO-B inhibitor
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What side fears come from increased dopamine?
Hallucinations
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What side affects are caused by Levodopa?
Choreic movements • Abnormal, purposeless involuntary movements • Dystonic movements • Muscles tighten, involuntarily (sustained contractions)
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When is deep brain stimulation considered?
if side effects of medication are large, or medication no longer working as effectively
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What is a deep brain stimulation?
Electrodes placed in specific brain area are connected to a pulse generator • Electrical impulses sent to the brain when generator turned on • Bilateral or Unilateral
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What are the two types of deep brain stimulation?
STN or GPi
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What is the other surgical option beside deep Brian stimulation
Lesioning
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How is dysarthria characterised in PD?
Characterised by mono-pitch and mono-loudness, reduced stress, imprecise consonants, short rushes of speech, variable rate, harsh and breathy voice and pitch disturbances
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How is language affected by PD?
Link with cognitive changes and dysarthria

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