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oxidative stress

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adverse effects on tissues of reactive oxygen species (free radicals)

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extrapyramidal

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those parts of the motor system that are not directly pyramidal; that is not the corticospinal tracts (upper motor neurons); always includes basal ganglia– often includes cerebellar system

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parkinson disease

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dopamine deficiency syndrome characterized by bradykinesia, poor postural responses, rigidity, tremor

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parkinson disease

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dopamine deficiency syndrome characterized by bradykinesia, poor postural responses, rigidity, and tremor

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bradykinesia

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pathological slowness of movement

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delayed postural reflexes

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refers to a delay in the normal righting responses that permit stance and gait

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resting tremor

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tremor that occurs with the hands resting in the lap or at the sides when walking or standing

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cogwheel

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referring to an irregular, ratchety resistance to passive movement which is superimposition of the tremor rigidity

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festination

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shortening of stride such that the patient takes many short steps to cover a distance; they may become propulsive if they cannot catch up with their center of gravity

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on-off

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sudden and unpredictable loss of effectiveness of parkinson’s medication

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hypophonia

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pathological loss of power in the voice

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corpus striatum

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caudate nucleus

lenticular nucleus- putamen, globus pallidus

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subthalamic nucleus of luys

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target for movement disorders because overactive in many disorders such as parkinson disease

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where do you do DBS?

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subthalamic nucleus of luys

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substantia nigra

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striatum
caudate
putamen

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pars compacta

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produces dopamine and axons of dopaminergic neurons that project to
striatum–>globus pallidus–>thalamus–>cortex–>back to red nucleus/brainstem/cerebellum/spinal cord
caudate
puatmen

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basal ganglia functions

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unconsciously; helps to correct pattern organized movements nad inhibit unwanted ones

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slowest postural reactions

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delayed reactions to being knocked off balance

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mask facies

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decreased facial expressiveness; bradykinesia of facial muscles

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rigitidy + tremor

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cogwheeling

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differential dx of choreoathetosis

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autoimmune-sydenham's (post strep)
encephalitis
metabolic-thyrotoxicosis, hyper and hypothyroidism, hypocalcemia, hypoglycemia
drugs- neuroleptics
poisioning- CO, mercury
genetic disease- huntington, wilsons, other
pregnancy
senie, 
cerebrovascular
perinatnal injury
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huntington disease genetics

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autosomal dominant with complete penetrance

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epi of disease

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CAG repeats- number of repeats anywhere from 35-40

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mean onset huntingtons

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35-40; mean duration 13 years

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clinical symptoms

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chorea
athetosis
severe and disabling dementia
behavior changes
(not nec in that order)
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symptoms of huntington’s made worse by

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levodopa

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pharm treatment huntingtons

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neuroleptic agents: most effective dopamine blocking properties–> haloperido, perphenazine
neurotransmitter depletors: reserpine (potentiates depression), tetrabenazine

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chronic use of neuroleptics

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sensitizes system–>reverse effect–>tardive dyskinesia

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essential treatment genetics

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sporadic
OR
autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance

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essential tremors worsen

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with age

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what type of tremor is an essential tremor?

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postural and intentional

symmetric

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postural tremor

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hands shake while held in sustained position

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action tremor

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worsens with finger to nose testing or bringing a spoon to the mouth

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suppresses essential tremor

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ETOH

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treatment of essential tremor

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beta blockers
Primidone
Neurotonin, Topiramate- anti epileptic
ethanol
surgery-thalamotomy, DBS (ventral intermediate nucleus of thalamus)
botulinum toxin
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what drug do you not use for essential tremor

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valproate- high tremor side effect

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parkinson tremor

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static tremor

usually unilateral in beginning–>progresses quickly with noticeable worsening when seen at six month intervals

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parkinson vs essential area of body

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park- hand/leg

essential-hand/head/voice

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progress parkinson vs essential

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parkinson- quickly

essential- slowly; over years

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diagnosis of parkinsonism requires 2/3 of the cardinal signals

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bradykinesia
rigidity
tremor

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things that cause parkinsonism

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genetics

other things like drugs

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Parkinson DIsease

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marked depigmentation of substantia nigra
dopamine loss (50% asymptomatic, 70% first symptom, 90% death)
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parkinson pathological hallmark

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lewy body inclusions

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pathology correlates best with

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bradykinesia

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survival with parkinsons

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15 years after onset
longer in non-demented PD cases
longer with L-Dopa use

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cause of death is usually

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pulmonary infection/aspiration

urinary tract infection

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MPTP toxicicty

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reproduces all major clinicopathological elements of PD (including lewy bodies)
MPTP is in astrocytes–>converted to MPP+ by MAO-B
MPP+= toxic metabolite; free radical that destroys mito fx and kills sells by inhibiting complex 1 of resp pathway–>ATP, cell death

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corner stone of parkinson’s treatment

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promoting DA

antagonizing acetylcholine

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carbidopa

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taken with levodopa to prevent conversion of levodopa in the blood before it gets to the brain, therefore use a lot less levodopa with fewer systemic effects, such as nausea

too much DA too soon produces oxidative metabolites–>damages R

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other pharm of parkinson

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COMT inhibitors
MAO-B inhibitors
anticholinergics

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amantadine

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suppresses dyskinesias that people get as a side effect of too much dopamine

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THalmotomy

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treat tremor by ablating globus pallidus

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palidotomy

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useful for bradykinesia or rigidity but not tremor

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DBS for parkinson

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most effective in internal segment of gp and esp subthalamic nucleus

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Tics

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fleeting, purposeful actions that may be simple (appearing as a muscle twitch) or complex (repetitive behavior)

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suppression

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not voluntary, but tics can be suppressed for a perioid of time through force of will

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Tourette syndrome

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motor and repetitive coval tics-throat clearing, snorting, sniffinf

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tics begin

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age 5-18

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what worsens tics?

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psychostimulants used to treat adhd

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medication for tics

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neuroleptic

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hemibalism leasion

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contralateral subthalamic nucleus