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33 Cards in this Set
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most common involuntary movement disorder |
essential tremor |
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slowly progressive postural or kinetic tremor-predominanlty affects upper extremities |
essential tremor |
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occurs with voluntary maintenance of position against gravity |
postural essential tremor |
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occurs during voluntary movement |
kinetic essential tremor |
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resolves during sleep some voluntary control/suppression |
essential tremor |
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normal reflexes and tone |
essential tremor |
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drugs, drug withdrawal |
essential tremor |
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inability to maintain normal posture and smoothness of movement |
cerebellar ataxia |
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manifest either at birth or early life
non prog, intermittent, chronic/progress
cerebell atxa |
non prog |
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cerebellar hypoplasia with or without other posterior fossa malformatioin, affecting the brainstem structures
non prog, intermittent, chronic/progress
cerebell atxa |
non prog |
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hypotonia and development delays ataxia recognized when unsuccessufl at independend walking
non prog, intermittent, chronic/progress
cerebell atxa |
non prog |
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external stimuli often trigger symptoms or episodes
non prog, intermittent, chronic/progress
cerebell atxa |
intermittent |
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many associated with molecular genetic abnormalities = identifiable biochemical defects
non prog, intermittent, chronic/progress
cerebell atxa |
chronic/progressive |
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hypoactive knee and ankle deep tendon reflexes, babinski sign, impaired position sense |
friedreich ataxia |
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy pes cavus, hammer toes abnormal glucose tolreance test resuls |
friedreich ataxia |
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malabsorptive state with steatorrhea and abdominal distension
pigmentary retinopathy |
abetalaproteinemia |
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acanthocytosis on peripheral blood smears
constant finding |
abetalprotienemia |
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year range for focal dystonia |
30-50 |
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sustained or repetive involuntary muscle contractions
frequently twisting movements with abnormal postures |
cerebellar atrophy |
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intially elicated by voluntary movements action dystonia |
primary dystonia |
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childhood onset primaryl affects ashkenazi jews |
primary dystonia |
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most common form of dystonia 30-50 years |
focal dystonia |
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consequences of drus or other neurologic problems
which dystonia |
secondary dystonia |
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progressive, fatal, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by motor, behavioral, and cognitive dysfunction |
huntingtoms chorea |
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characterized by rapid, non pattered, semi purposeful |
huntingtons chorea |
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dysarthra gait disturbace, and oculomotor abnormalities common features |
huntings chorea |
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majority of huntings pts develop |
dementia |
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brief, rapid, recurrent and seemingly purposeless stereoyped motor contraction |
tics |
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movement only affecting individual muscle group (blinking, twitching of nose, jerking of neck) |
simple tics |
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coordinated involvment of multiple muscle groups
(jumping,sniffing, headbanging, echopraxia-mimikcking movements) |
complex tics |
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may present in adulthood and or in associated withother disorders, including pd, hd, trauma, dystonia, drugs and toixins |
tics |
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neurobehavioral disorder
characterized by multiple motor tics and vocalizations |
tourette syndrome |
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most common form of facial parlysis |
bells palsy |