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Clinical Medicine II-Spring 2012

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How do we diagnose movement disorders   after r/o other causes such as drugs, lesions, systemic illnesses  
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Overall tx of a movement d/o   symptomatic  
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Three classifications of abnl movement   Impaired voluntary: paralysis, ataxia, impaired motor planning, abnl muscle tone: spasticity, rigidity, involuntary movements: tremor, chorea/athetosis/dystonia, tics/myoclonus  
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Dance like movement uncontrolled   chorea  
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Twisting, rotational involuntary movement   athetosis  
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Myoclonic movement   falling asleep in class and jolting awake: nl, not nl is involuntary happening frequently  
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Where is the parkinson’s belt   upper Midwest, most per capita is in ND  
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Pathology of Parkinson’s   sustantia nigra: dopamine producing cells→by product is melonin linked to parkinson’s movements?  
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With someone is having parkinson’s movements, what should we look for   skin cancer: melanoma  
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Cause of parkinson’s   both environmental and possibly genetic, not set and stone pathology  
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At dx, how much damage is happening   ~70 at start of of sxs, slow onset, hard to dx sometimes  
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Core motor features of Parkinson’s   resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, posture/balance changes  
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Pt’s with simultaneous PD, dementia, and hallucinations   lewy body dz  
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Sxs with rididity of trunk, falling, unable to look up/down   supranuclear palsy-no tremor  
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How do we test for PD   can’t actually test for it, just r/o other causes, r/I by clinical sxs: give them a PD drug see if +result  
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What is the tx for PD   no tx just treat the symptoms, MC levodopa (dopamine), or dopamine agonists,  
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SE’s of levodopa   nausea, postural hypotension, dyskinesia, motor fluctuations  
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As dz progresses, what happens to sxs   need more meds, cells die, need more dopamine, sxs: tremors/can’t move, take pills, control, dyskinesia,then can’t move again  
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When do the motor complications of PD start   3-10yrs post start of levodopa: dyskinesias  
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What does deep brain stimulation do   high frequency pulsatile, to “ablate” the overactive nerves, targets the nucleus (subthalamic)  
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When do we do the DBS to the brain   middle dz when drugs aren’t nearly as effective, but before in nursing home  
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What are some sxs that will precede the motor sxs of parkinsons   REM, constipation, loss of smell  
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Cause of death in pt’s w/ PD   pulmonary infx/aspiration, UTI, PE, complications w/ falls and fxs  
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Classification of Essential tremor   Action or postural tremor or kinetic with tasks, can move to rest post action  
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Two most common places to see E.T.   Hands and voice, usually bilaterally  
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Secondary criteria for identifying E.T   long duration to dx, Fhx, beneficial response to EtOH  
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What can a “neck tremor” be   contraction of sternocleidomastoid muscle: torticollis  
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Cause of E.T and Dx   Genetic, Fhx, Dx: clinical hx, movement tremor,  
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Tx for E.T.   none, life modifications, wrist weights, biofeedback, BB’s primidone, benzodiazepines, thalamic DBS  
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Desire to move in association w/ paresthesias/dysethesias of the limbs   Restless legs syndrome  
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Is jerking while sleeping at night RLS?   no it is most likely nocturnal myoclonus  
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Two types of RLS   idiopathic, or secondary RLS d/t renal failure, DB neuropathy, RA, radiculopathy, preggo, iron def,  
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Pathophysiology of RLS   CNS abnormality, dopamine dysfx, endogenous opiate system  
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Why does iron deficiency cause RLS   iron a cofactor for dopamine production  
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Tx RLS   tx underlying dz, remove potential aggravators, ↑sleep hygiene, relaxation techniques, Dopamine agonists 1st line drug  
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Problem with shorter length drugs   Levodopa: sxs will start occurring more and more throughout the day  
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When would we use opioids for RLS tx   usually only when there are other sxs with pain  
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Neurologic movement d/o w/ sustained muscle contractions that cause twisting or repetitive movements w/abnl sometimes painful, postures or positions   Dystonia  
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What is primary dystonia   only sign, no specific pathology, DYT1 mutation inheritation  
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What is secondary dystonia   from drugs, w/ parkinsonism, psychogenic causes  
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5 types of dystonia   focal, segmental, multifocal, generalized, hemidystonia  
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MC types of focal dystonia   laryngeal dystonia  
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Tx of dystonia   botox, inject while in a flexed position, just enough to relax/paralysis the muscle good for focal  
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How do we dx dystonia   r/o other causes  
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Dry eye syndrome or tics   blepharospasm  
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Subtypes of dystonia   Blepharospasm, cervical dystonia, writer’s cramp  
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What is a sign associated with problems in Upper motor neurons   Babinski sign + for spasticity  
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What signs are associated w/ spasticity   muscle shortening, motor weakness, + Babinski, muscle overactivity  
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Tx of spasticity   oral meds, muscle relaxants: careful d/t weakness in muscles can turn into jelly, PT, Denervation, intrathecal drug delivery, botox,  
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What is poor coordination, examples?   ataxia, dysmetria of eye movements, nystagmus, dysarthria, limb dysmetria, gait ataxia  
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Trouble forming words   dysarthria  
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When does ataxia occur   anytime from many causes  
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Workup of ataxia   look for underlying causes and treatable conditions, Brain MRI: detect cerebellar atropy and lesions  
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DDx of Ataxia   toxins, paraneoplastic cerebellar syndrome, sporadic cerebellar degeneration or hereditary  
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Tx of ataxia   supportive, assistive devices  
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What diz has chorea or involuntary movements, later dystonia, and voluntary motor dyscontrol, cognitive, and emotional d/o   Huntinton’s disease  
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Dx and patho of HD   gene test, autosomal dominant, attacks the caudate nucleus and putamen, and secondary atrophy in the brain  
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When does HD set in   age 30-40, survival about 15-20yo  
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Tx HD   none, tx sxs: antipsycotic or dopamine antagonists, therapy: PT, OT, speech, nutrition, social services  
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What is the genetic testing for HD   repeated CAG (poly Q) in the HD gene, blood test  
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