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Neuromuscular Pathology

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Clinical features of myopathy   (1)Pure motor involvement (weakness) (2)Proximal weakness (3)Absence of autonomic dysfunction (4)Muscle atrophy (5)Pseudohypertrophy (6)Myotonia (7)Contractures  
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Features of neuropathy   (1)Mixed motor and sensory involvement (2)distal weakness (3)may have some autonomic dysfunction  
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Gene mutated in Duchenne's and Becker muscular dystrophy   DMD gene which encodes a protein called dystrophin is mutated. Most mutations are deletions or duplications of one or more exons in the dystrophin gene, often resulting in a frameshift mutation.  
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What is the inheritance pattern of Duchenne's and Becker muscular dystrophy?   X-linked inheritance. DMD gene is found on the X chromosome.  
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A myopathy that typically manifests by 5 years of age with weakness and evetually wheelchair dependence by age of 10-12. Death occurs due to respriatory insufficiency and cardiac failure by the early 20s.   Duchenne's muscular dystrophy  
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Myopathy associated with mutation of sarcoglycans   Limb girdle dystrophies  
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Myopathy associated with mutation of merosin (laminin-2)   Congential muscular dystrophy  
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Components of dystrophin complex   (1)Dystrophin (2)4 different sarcoglycans (3)laminin-2  
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Most common adult-onset muscular dystrophy   Myotonic dystrophy  
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Inheritance pattern of myotonic dystrophy   Autosomal dominant  
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Genetic abnormality causing myotonic dystrophy   Trinucleotide repeat expansion (CTS) in 3'UTR of myotonin kinase. (<30 repeats is normal, >50 repeats results in disease)  
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An inflammatory myopathy with skin manifestations   Dermatomyositis  
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Pathogenesis of dermatomyositis   Immune complexes deposit in capillaries of muscle and skin.These damaged capillaries cause ischemic damage, especially at periphery.  
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A chronic inflammatory myopathy characterized by proximal muscle weakness and a higher incidence in females. This condition is responsive to steroid treatment.   Polymyositis  
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A chronic inflammatory myositis with a higher incidence in males with typical distal muscle involvement. Histologic features include rimmed vacuoles and/or inclusions. This condition is not responsive to steroid treatments.   Inclusion body myositis  
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Enzyme deficient in Mcardle's disease   Phosphorylase  
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Inheritence pattern of Mcardle's disease   Recessive inheritance  
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Clinical features of Mcardle's disease   (1)Onset age <15 (2)male predominance (3)exercise intolerance (especially brief and intense (4)muscle cramping (5)muscle swelling  
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Enzyme deficient in Pompe's disease   Acid maltase deficiency  
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Inheritance pattern of Pompe's disease   Recessive inheritance  
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What are the 3 types of Pompe's disease   (1)Infantile onset (2)Childhood onset (3)Adult onset  
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What variant of Pompe's disease with involvement of liver and heart, causing cardiomegaly and congestive heart failure. Death usually occur by 1 year of age.   Infantile onset Pompe's disease  
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What variant of Pompe's disease is characterized by proximal muscle weakness with involvement of mainly the large muscles. Glycogen accumulation is mainly limited to the muscle.   Childhood onset Pompe's disease  
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Myopathy due to genetic defects in enzymes for fatty acid transport into mitochondria or fatty acid oxidation   Lipid storage myopathies  
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Myopathy present in young adulthood with opthalmoplegia plus pigmentary degeneration of the retina   Kearns-Sayre syndrome  
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(T or F)Mutations in only mitochondrial genes cause mitochondrial myopathy.   False. Mutations in both nuclear and miotchondrial genes cause mitochondrial myopathies.  
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Inheritance pattern of mitochondrial myopathies   Maternal inheritance, since the oocyte contrbiutes the mitochondria to the embryo  
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An autoimmune disease with antibodies against acetylcholine receptors.   Myasthenia gravis  
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An autoimmune disease with anti-presynaptic calcium channel antibodies. The autoantibodies are usually a paraneoplastic syndrome.   Eaton-Lambert Syndrome  
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Symptoms of peripheral neuropathies   (1)Weakness (2)Sensory loss (3)Dysesthesias  
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Signs of peripheral neuropathies   (1)muscle atrophy (2)lower motor neuron signs (3)loss of tendon reflexes  
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Wallerian degeneration   Peripheral nerve reaction to injury characterized by acute degeneration of an axon and its myelin sheath distal to the site of injury.  
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Regnerating clusters   Evidence of peripheral nerve axonal damage characterized by several adjacent sprouting axons myelinated by a single Schwann cell, different than normal 1:1 relationship of Schwann cell to axon.  
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(T or F) Peripheral nerves can regenerate if the scaffolding of the nerve is intact.   True.  
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Onion bulb formation   Response of Schwann cells to any chronic demyelinating process, with repeated rounds of demyelination/remyelination.  
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Treatment for Guillain-Barre Syndrome   Supportive therapy and plasma exchange or IV IgG  
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An acute onset neuropathy that may precede with Campylobacter jejuni infection and may result in respiratory failure.   Guillain-Barre syndrome  
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Histologic features of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy   Lymphocytic and macrophage infiltrates in early phases and onion bulbs in the end-stage of the disease  
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What is the morphologic features of diabetic neuropathy   (1)Axonal loss of motor and sensory nerves (2)Axonal regeneration (3)Thickened capillary walls (4)Hyalinization of capillary walls  
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Most common form of diabetic neuropathy   Diatal, sensory polyneuropathy in a glove and stocking pattern  
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What type of neuromuscular is characterized by decreased nerve conduction velocities and large compound muscle action potentials on nerve conduction studies?   Neurogenic (nerve or spinal) disorder  
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What type of neuromuscular disorder is characterized by high spontaneous motor unit activity on EMG?   Inflammatory myopathy  
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Neuropathy characterized by asthma and progressive weakness   Churg-Strauss Vasculitis  
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Function of connexin 32   Forms gap junctions between cells of PNS myelin  
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What neuropathy is caused by a point mutation in connexin 32?   Charcot-Marie Tooth Neuropathy  
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What is the inheritance pattern of Charcot-Marie Tooth Neuropathy   X-linked dominant inheritance  
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What neuropathy is caused by gene duplication of PMP-22?   Charcot-Marie Tooth Neuropathy 1A  
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What neuropathy is caused by gene deletion of PMP-22?   Hereditary Neuropathy with Pressure Palsies  
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Hereditary neuropathy characterized by nerve paresis following compression or mild trauma.   Hereditary Neuropathy with Pressure Palsies  
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What is the inheritance pattern of Hereditary Neuropathy with Pressure Palsies?   Autosomal dominant  
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