Week 7- Basal Ganglia Disorders (Additional Disorders) Flashcards
PART 1: INTRO AND SECONDARY PARKINSONISM
PART 1: INTRO AND SECONDARY PARKINSONISM
How is secondary parkinsonism different from PD?
Group of disorders that have features similar to PD but have a different etiology (one that is identified) while PD is idiopathic.
List some causes that can lead to secondary parkinsonism.
- Vascular
- Metabolic
- Toxic/Drug induced
- Infectious
- Tumor/mass
What are atypical parkinsonisms?
Group of neurodegenerative disorders other than PD that have some similar features to PD but have some different clinical features and underlying pathophysiology.
List some atypical parkinsonisms.
- Progressive supranuclear palsy
- Multiple systems atrophy
- Lewy body dementia
- Corticobasal degeneration
There are a ton of secondary parkinsonisms that look very similar to PD, but what one is so different from the others?
Vascular Parkinsonism
What are the 2 clinical features of vascular parkinsonism (caused by small CVAs)?
- Acute or delayed progressive onset of parkinsonism = 1 year after stroke with evidence of infarcts in or near BG.
- Insidious onset, extensive subcortical white matter lesions, + parkinsonism features.
What are the common symptoms of vascular parkinsonism?
Symmetrical lower-body parkinsonism
- gait unsteadiness (+ freezing, festinating)
- bradykinesia, akinesia, hypokinesia
- absence of tremors
- rigidity
- pyramidal signs
With vascular parkinsonism, we only see _____ involvement.
LE
- What is the treatment for vascular parkinsonism?
- Do they respond to levodopa?
- CVA management
- Not as well because they don’t have a direct depletion of dopamine.
PART 2: PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY
PART 2: PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY
What are the 4 most common atypical parkinsonisms?
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Cortical Basal Degeneration
- What is the most common atypical parkinsonism?
- What is the average age of onset?
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- 60s
- What is the pathophysiology of PSP?
- Accompanied by rapid ___________ and ________ loss.
- What is the hallmark of the disease?
- Where do we see the most involvement?
- Exact cause is unknown.
- astrogliosis (abnormal increase in astrocytes) and neuronal loss
- Accumulation of abnormal protein called tau.
- frontal lobe, BG, and brainstem
PSP Diagnosis:
- Typically diagnosed in mid ____.
- Early on, clinical __________ serves as primary diagnosis .
- On the MRI, we can see what 2 signs?
- What are some easy misdiagnosis?
- 60s
- examination
- “Morning Glory Sign” and “Hummingbird Sign”
- depression, dementia, Parkinsonisms
What are the SxS of PSP?
- Gait disturbances
- Loss of righting reaction
- Motor impulsivity (“Rocket Sign”)
- Severe axial rigidity
- Supranuclear opthalmoplegia
- Dysphagia and dysarthria (Spastic, hypernasal, hypokinetic, and monotonous)
- Frontal cognitive dysfunction
- Pseudobulbar affect
- Sleep disturbances
- “Surprised expression”
What 2 key feature are used to distinguish PSP from PD?
- gait instability
- early falls
With PSP, they fall ________ suddenly.
backwards
What is “Rocket Sign”?
Suddenly jump to feet from sitting position even without assistance, followed by falling back into chair. Failure of motor planning.
PSP is often seen with _______ rigidity, leading to constant leaning back position.
extensor
Supranuclear Opthalmoplegia:
- Limited _______ eye movement.
- Loss of __________.
- Impaired visual _________.
- Loss of visual _________.
- Loss of ________ control.
- VERTICAL (first definitive clue of PSP diagnosis)
- convergence
- saccades
- acuity
- eyelid
PSP Treatment:
- Is there an effective treatment for PSP?
- Anti-___ medications may be slightly effective, but tends to be minimal and short lasting (40% response rate).
- Amantadine, Botulinum injections, Anti-depressants sometimes used.
- No
- Anti-PD
PSP Prognosis:
- ________ progressive disease.
- Severe disability in __-__ years of onset; mortality commonly seen __-__ years.
- Serious complications include _________ and _____ w/ injury.
- rapidly
- 3-5 years; 5-8 years
- pneumonia and falls w/ injury
PART 3: MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ATROPHY
PART 3: MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ATROPHY
- Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder with + __________ dysfunction.
- There are _______-______ cases in the US.
- What are the 2 subtypes of MSA?
- What is the average age of onset?
- autonomic dysfunction
- 15000-50000
- MSA-P (parkinsonism) and MSA-C (cerebellar)
- 50s (rarely past 70)
MSA Pathophysiology:
- What is the cause?
- Most involvement in increase number of __________ as compared to astrocytes in PSP.
- What regions are most involved is MSA?
- unknown
- oligodendrocytes
- BG, cerebellum, pons, inferior olivary nucleus, intermediolateral column of thoracic and sacral spinal cord.
MSA Diagnosis:
- Clinical __________ serves as primary diagnosis.
- On the MRI, we can see what 2 signs?
- It is often misdiagnosed with what? How is this misdiagnosis often corrected?
- examination
- more widespread damage and “Hot Cross Bun” sign
- PD, corrected once patients do not respond to dopamine therapy.
What are the SxS of MSA?
- Autonomic symptoms
- Bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors
- Gait and limb ataxia
- Head/oral dyskinesias and dystonias
- Antecollis
- Pisa Syndrome
- Oculomotor disturbances
- Speech deficits
- Sleep disorders
- Most individuals with MSA will go through a ________ phase where their symptoms are entirely non-motor in nature and can go on for years before motor symptoms show up.
- Typically, the non-motor symptoms seen in the premotor phase are exclusively ________ in nature.
- premotor
- autonomic (Sexual dysfunction, urinary urge incontinence, orthostatic hypotension, inspiratory stridor, REM sleep behavior)
Autonomic Symptoms:
- What are some common things seen with autonomic symptoms of MSA?
- _________ is often first symptoms in males.
- BP irregularities, urinary/sexual dysfunction, respiratory/breathing problems, sleeping
- impotence
Bradykinesia, Rigidity, Tremors:
- More __________ appearance early on than PD.
- Tremors are of ________ frequency, _______ amplitude, can have jerky, stimulus-sensitive, myoclonic component.
- symmetric
- higher frequency, lower amplitude
Head/oral Dyskinesias and Dystonias:
- Orofacial dystonia is often a tipoff for MSA-__.
- What is “Coat-Hanger Pain”?
- MSA-P
- Pain in neck/shoulders when standing up
What is antecollis?
Dystonia of the neck resulting in excessive forward flexion, often associated with dysphagia.
- What is Pisa Syndrome?
- Results in significant ________ instability and frequent early falls.
- Lateral bending of the trunk with a tendency to lean to one side.
- postural
With oculomotor disturbances MSA-__ > MSA-__.
MSA-C > MSA-P
Speech deficits are often _____ but become unintelligible in later stages of MSA.
mild
What are some sleep disorders seen with MSA?
- OSA
- stridor
- REM sleep behavior disorder (acting out dreams)
Cognitive deficits are ____ with MSA until the very end of the disease progression.
RARE
MSA Treatment:
- Is there an effective treatment for MSA?
- Anti-PD medications only effective in about 1/3 patients, but are used with caution. Why?
- Medications are mainly for _________ management.
- Surgical intervention to prolong life in the form of tracheostomy, gastostromy often included in later stages of disease.
- No
- Because they can lead to worsening of OH, and the response usually lasts for <2-3 years.
- symptom management
MSA Prognosis:
- 50% of patients require walking aids within __ years after onset of motor symptoms.
- 60% become wheelchair-dependent after __ years.
- Average time to becoming dependent/bedridden is __-__ years.
- Mortality ranges from __-__ years after onset of symptoms.
- 3 years
- 5 years
- 6-8 years
- 5-10 years
Cerebellar phenotype and later onset of autonomic symptoms predict ________ disease progression.
slower