Parkinsons

Question 1

What percentage of Parkinson’s is typical or primary?

Answer 1

85%

Question 2

What occurs in typical Parkinson’s?

Answer 2

Tremors

Postural instability

Difficulties with walking (gait dominance)

Question 3

What occurs in secondary Parkinson’s?

Answer 3

Trauma

Vascular

Tumor

Drug induced

Metabolic

Question 4

What are motor symptoms of Parkinson’s?

Answer 4

Tremors

Rigidity

Akinesia (Brady or hypokinesia)

Postural instability

Question 5

What are non motor symptoms of Parkinson’s?

Answer 5

Depression

Cognitive dysfunction

Dementia

Autonomic problems (Orthostatic hypotension)

Sensory changes

Sleep disorders

Emotional changes

Question 6

What occurs in Parkinson’s gait?

Answer 6

Increased forward flexion of trunk, hip, and knee flexion

Decreased step length

Increased cadence

Quick small steps and shuffling

Question 7

What occurs in festinating gait?

Answer 7

Forefoot contact

Shorter and more rapid steps

Requires grasping on an object to stop

Appears as person is being pushed

Question 8

What is freezing of gait?

Answer 8

Freezing when approaching obstacle, turning, or change in surface