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What are diseases of Basal Ganglia? |
Parkinsons and Huntingtons |
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What might people with Parkinson's develop? What will they develop? |
Might develop Dementia Will develop multiple system atrophy |
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What is Akinesia? |
Difficulty intiating movement. In PD, increased preperation is needed for movement. |
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When someone has bradykinesia, what do you they have an increased reliance on? |
Visual Feedback |
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Bradykinesia in parkinsons can also be associated with what else? |
Tremors, rigidity and depression |
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In Parkinson's what is Rigidity due to? |
Exaggerated tonic stretch reflexes |
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Where are tremors most notiable? |
In distal extremities, often start unilaterally |
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What is sudden cessation of movement in the middle of an action sequence? |
Freezing |
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What are some gait abnormalities seen in Parkinsons? |
1. Reduced Step Length 2. More time in double support phase. 3. Reduction in arm movement 4. Increased rigidity 5. Fesinating Gait |
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What will you see in Patients with Huntingtons Disease? |
Dementia. It is also autosomal dominant, and will be a family trait. |
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What is Chorea? |
Abnormal, dance like movements that are rapid and irregularly timed. |
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What type of muscle tone will you see in Huntingtons? |
Hypotonia |
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What type of gait in HD? |
Wide based, staggering gait. Often they have a zig zag pattern. |
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What is dysmetria? |
Difficulty in bringing the limb smoothly and accurately to a specific target? |
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What is Dysdiadochokinesia? |
Inability to perform rapidly alternating movements |
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What is decomposition of movement? |
When a person can't do a complex movement and has to break it into a series of smaller movements. |
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Why does someone have cerebellar damage with alcoholism? |
Vitamin Deficiency |
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What are the neurological systems that can be affected by a stroke? |
Level of consciousness Motor Control Sensory Perception Visual Function Speech Function |
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If someone has cerebral shock what will you see? |
Hypotonia, which is usually replaced by hypertonia |
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What are some abnormal reflexes you will see with a stroke? |
Hyperreflexia, Clonus and Babinski Sign |
