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1
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What is the origin, termination, and function of the corticospinal pathway?

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Lateral corticospinal tract

  • Origin= motor areas of cerebral cortex
  • Termination= lateral neurons in ventral horn
  • Function= control of distal/ lateral muscles of the body

Anterior corticospinal tract

  • Origin= motor areas of cerebral cortex
  • Termination= anterior neurons in ventral horn
  • Function= control of proximal muscles of the body
2
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What is the origin, termination, and function of the corticonuclear (corticobulbar) pathway?

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Origin= motor areas of the cerebral cortex 
Termination= muscles of the head & neck 
Function= motor output to muscles of the head and neck
3
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What is the origin, termination, and function of the rubrospinal pathway?

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Origin= red nucleus 
Termination= same muscles as upper lateral corticospinal tract 
Function= questionable role in arm, hand, and finger movement
4
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List the effects of lesions in the corticospinal tract.

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1) Weakness

2) Extensor plantar reflex

5
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Where is the motor cortex located, and what is its function?

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Brodmann 4

- Voluntary movement i.e. implementation of the motor plan

6
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Where is the premotor cortex located, and what is its function?

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Brodmann 6
- Motor planning and learning activated or guided by external stimuli

*Develops the “motor plan” that is transmitted to the primary motor cortex

7
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Where is the supplementary motor area, and what is its function?

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This is a subset of nuclei located in Brodmann 6 (premotor cortex)

  • Motor planning and preparing for sequential motor acts influenced by internal stimuli
  • Coordinates movement between sides of the body
  • Anticipatory postural adjustments

*Develops the “motor plan” that is transmitted to the primary motor cortex

8
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Where are the frontal eye fields located, and what are their functions?

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Brodmann 8

- Influences voluntary and memory guided eye movements

9
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Describe the presentation of a lesion to the motor cortex.

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A small lesion to the primary motor cortex will produce contralateral weakness without spasticity

10
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Describe the presentation of a lesion to the premotor cortex.

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Premotor area has a role in visually guided movement e.g. reaching & grasping

11
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Describe the presentation of a lesion to the supplementary motor area.

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Difficulty initiating or suppressing movement

12
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Describe the presentation of a lesion to the frontal eye fields.

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  • Inability to make saccades not guided by an external target
  • Cannot voluntarily direct eyes away from a stimulus
13
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What is the difference between an ACA & MCA infarct based on the rough topographical map of the motor cortex?

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ACA=

  • Leg area of primary motor cortex
  • Supplementary motor cortex
  • Cingulate gyrus

MCA=

  • Trunk, hand, and face area of primary motor cortex
  • Premotor area
14
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What is quadriplegia? What is tetraplegia?

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These are two different terms for the same thing: paralysis of four limbs
- Caused by cervical transection

15
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What is paraplegia?

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Paralysis of lower two limbs

- Caused by transection below the cervical spine

16
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What is paresis?

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Weakness to voluntary muscle

17
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What is quadriparesis?

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Weakness in all four limbs

18
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What is hemiparesis?

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Weakness in one half of the body (2x limbs)

19
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What is monoplegia?

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Weakness to one limb

20
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Explain the crossed paralysis found with some brain stem lesions.

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Crossed paralysis is found in brainstem lesions & produces an “alternating hemiplegia”

21
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List the symptoms and signs associated with an upper motor lesion.

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Hyperreflexia
Hypertonia
Primitive reflexes

22
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List the symptoms and signs associated with a lower motor lesion.

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Weakness
Hypotonia
Hyporeflexia

23
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Explain the pathophysiology of Brown-Sequard Syndrome.

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This is a hemisection of the spinal cord that causes motor and sensory deficit

  • No feeling at the level, ipsilateral to the lesion
  • DC/ML lost on ipsilateral side
  • Pain & temperature lost contralateral
  • Monoplegia ipsilateral to the lesion
  • Ipsilateral Babinski
24
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What are the effects of lesions in the internal capsule (general motor and sensory deficits)?

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Loss of motor and sensory contralateral to the side of the lesion

25
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What is the effect of lesions of the upper motor neurons in the motor cortices on the control of the upper and lower facial muscles?

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UMN lesions result in weakness of the contralateral inferior facial muscles

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What is the effect of lesions damaging the facial nucleus or the facial nerve?

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LMN lesions result in weakness of the contralateral facial muscles

27
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What is the difference between superior, middle, and inferior alternating hemiplegia?

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Primarily, location of the brainstem lesion

  • Superior= midbrain
  • Middle= pons
  • Inferior= medulla

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