Parkinsons

Question 1

Definition od PD

Answer 1

the chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative disorder caused by the degeneration of the dopamine-producing neurons in the substantial niagra of the basial ganglia

Question 2

General signs and symptoms and cardinal

Answer 2

General: 
The difficulty starts and stops movement 
Fatigue 
Festering gate 
freezing 
Sleep disturbances 
Swallow issues 
Many more as everyone is different 

Cardinal 
Bradykinesia 
postural instability (Flexed posture, flexed hip/knee, inability to access balance)
rigidity 
resting tremor

Question 3

Basial ganglia and dopamine

Answer 3

Putman + cudate = striatum 
subthalamic nucli 
globus paladine internus 
globus paladine exturnus 
thalams 

Dopamine deficiency means that the direct (go) cant be excited and that the indirect (stop) cannot be inhibited

Question 4

Medication

Answer 4

Replacements
Copy cats
Protectors

Medication will wear off so an individual will have on times (better) and of times (worsening symptoms)

Question 5

Staging assessment (Hoehn and Yahr)

Answer 5

1. early/diagnosis
2. maintenance
3. complex
4. palliative

Question 6

Queuing what is it and why it works

Answer 6

In PD the supplementary motor cortex is damaged but the pre-motor cortex involved in the sensory-guided movement is still intact

Because of this, we are able to use visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic inputs/stimulants to allow for functional movement patterns