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hamar toes
high arches absent saccades |
spinocerebellar till proven otherwise.
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what is chorea?
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Chorea is characterized by brief, semi-directed, irregular movements that are not repetitive or rhythmic, but appear to flow from one muscle to the next.
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what causes chorea
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huntington disease
sydenham's chorea from rheumatic fever complication from pregnancy anticonvulsants and antipsychoits wilsons disease neuroacanthocytosis-genetic disorder |
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spino cerebelar Ataxia
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wide based stance
problems with pivoting heel shin problems cant stand on one leg cant stand with heel two stance |
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post traumatic cerebelar ataxia
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inability to attain desired position so coorrdination is bad, and all movements are shaky because constantly over correcting position
cant pivot needs wide base |
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who passes on the worse type of huntingtons?
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males pass on a type that can manifest in adolescne with parkinsonian symptoms
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what is dystonia
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increased muscle tone
can occur in any muscle group even the face ustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures. |
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what are the main phenomenology of movement disorders, types
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ataxia
dystonia chorea paresthesis-spastic/flacid paralysis clonus tremor-resting/intention |
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what is clonus?
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brief spasms of the muscles
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what is a symptom of myoclonus
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stimulated by activity
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what movement is more random all over the body?
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myoclonus
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what is a possible treatment for dystonia?
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botulism toxin
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what type of tremor is seen in the hands first
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essential tremor
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what is treatment for parkinsinism
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dopamine
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what is treatment for essential tremor?
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barbituate, primidone(phenobarbitol)
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which type of movement disorder is genetic but can be brought out by metabolic or traumatic injury.
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huntingtons
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