Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Ch. 121 Cecils

        Help!  

Question
Answer
Difficulty with coordination, balance, and rapid movements is associated with   CNS disorders. Muscle strength is frequently normal, and muscle atrophy is usually lacking.  
🗑
Muscle tone increase associated with spasticity and rigidity is associated with   CNS disorder  
🗑
Weakness rising from a chair or climbing stairs or lifting heavy objects overhead is associated with   PNS disorders with proximal weakness  
🗑
PNS with distal weakness sounds like   patients complains of stumbling and tripping or having problems fastening buttons or opening locks or doors with the hands.  
🗑
Corticospinal diseases from system degeneration are uncommon and are characterized by upper motor neuron signs (spasticity and hyperreflexia). The most common is:   Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) which differs from other CNS motor diseases by the prominent involvement of both the CNS and PNS  
🗑
Lesions of the ______ system cause motor weakness (paresis), spasticity, and hyperreflexia. Although lesions of this system disturb motor function, they are not considered movement disorders   Pyramidal system  
🗑
Movement Disorders are caused by   extrapyramidal or cerebellar dysfunction.  
🗑
Extrapyramidal refers to   the basal ganglia and their projections  
🗑
The _________ modulate not only motor cortical activity but also the activity of association cortex, particularly in the frontal lobes.   Basal ganglia. Many movement disorders therefore involve complex neurobehavioral sx (eg. demention in Huntington's, depression in Parkinson's, and OCD in Tourette's)  
🗑
Cogwheel rigidity is   the superimposition of tremor on underlying rigidity (rigidity is increased muscular tone throughout the range of motion).  
🗑
What kind of kinesia do you find in Parkinson's dz?   hypokinesia.  
🗑
What kind of kinesia do you find in Huntington's dz?   Hyperkinesia  
🗑
Chorea in successive generations is most likely caused by   Huntington's disease. Hereditary Chorea  
🗑
Resting tremor in an older patient with rigidity and bradykinesia is most likely   Parkinson's  
🗑
Some signs of cerebellar system impariment   ataxia (poorly coordinated, broad-based, lurching gait), Ataxic dysarthria (abnormal modulation of speech velocity and volume), Dysdiadochokinesis (breakdown in precision and completeness of RAMs), Intention tremor, titubation=rocking tremor: trunk &head  
🗑
Four diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's dz (AKA Primary features)   tremor, bradykinesia, postural instability, and muscle rigidity  
🗑
What is the leading cause of neurologic disease in inidividuals older than 65 years of age   Parkinson's. Affects 750,000 to 1 million people in the US  
🗑
What is the current knowledge of the pathophysiology of Parkinson's Disease?   Premature death of pigmented dopaminergic neurons in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra, with characteristic Lewy bodies.  
🗑
Secondary Features of Parkinson's Disease   Masked facies, dysphagia, start hesitation, orthostatic hypotension, urinary incontinence, dementia, sleep disorders, depression, aching, numbness, tingling  
🗑
The majority of Parkinson's pts present bilaterally or unilaterallly?   Unilateral sx: characteristic hand tremor, decreased arm swing, foot dragging, micrographia  
🗑
Micrographia is   small, cramped handwriting  
🗑
What is the mainstay of tx for Parkinson pts?   Sinemet: carbidopa-levodopa  
🗑
________ is an enzyme that breaks down dopamine   MOA type B  
🗑
How does Selegiline work?   inhibits MOAB. Selegiline delays the need for levodopa tx in pts with early Parkinson's dz  
🗑
______ is the newest FDA approved drug for PD and may be better tolerated than selegiline b/c it is not metabolized to amphetamine   Rasagiline  
🗑
Dopaminergic AEs   nausea, orthostatic hypotension, hallucinations, psychosis, and dyskinesia (hyperkinetic movements: chorea and dystonia)  
🗑
What do COMT inhibitors do?   catalyze the catabolism of levodopa.  
🗑
The most common cause of drug-induced parkinsonism is treatment with   neuroleptic medication (antipsychotics)  
🗑
The most common cause of tremor is   essential tremor. This condition is inherited and ranges in severity from cosmetic to disabling.  
🗑
Characteristics of essential tremor   Unlike the tremor of PD, essential tremor affects both sides of the body symmetrically and is more prominent with action than rest. alcohol often relieves essential tremor  
🗑
Most useful meds for essential tremor   propranolol (Inderal), primidone (Mysoline) and topiramate (topamax)  
🗑
_____ almost never develops after age 50, and is a systemic disorder of copper metabolism   Wilson's Disease. Autosomal Recessive, Rare, psychosis common, hepatic dysfunction, neurologic signs and sx.  
🗑
What does slit lamp examination reveal in Wilson Disease patients?   Kayser-Fleischer rings (deposition of copper pigment in the limbus of the iris)  
🗑
What is indicated in dx a Wilson patient?   24-hour urine collection for copper, determination of serum copper level, and hepatic biopsy  
🗑
Mean onset of Huntington's dz   40 years old. Autosomal dominant. Mean duration of illness is 20 years.  
🗑
Copralalia   Foul language  
🗑
Tourette's disorder definition   defined as the hx of both motor and vocal tics (for more than 1 year) with onset before the age 18 years. Not progressive or fatal.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: ltm12