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What are the 4 cardinal motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s?

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  1. Tremor
  2. Rigidity
  3. Bradykinesia
  4. Postural instability
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What is a tremor?

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Involuntary oscillations resulting from contraction of opposing muscles

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What are the 3 characteristics of early stage tremor?

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  1. Distal hand or foot
  2. One side of the body
  3. Resting tremor
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What are the 4 characteristics of late stage tremor?

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  1. Increased severity
  2. Bilateral
  3. Action tremor
  4. Interferes with ADLs
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What is rigidity?

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Increased resistance to passive motion

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Is rigidity velocity dependent?

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No

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What is cogwheel rigidity?

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Jerky, ratchet-like resistance

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What is lead pipe rigidity?

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Sustained rigidity

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How does rigidity progress over the course of the disease?

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Proximal to distal and unilateral to bilateral. Increased severity

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What are secondary complications associated with rigidity?

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Contracture, postural deformity, fatigue, increased energy expenditure

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What is braykinesia?

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Insufficient recruitment of muscle force and under scale internally generated movements. Slowness of movement resulting in both increased reaction and movement time

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What is hypokinesia?

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Decreased movement, smaller amplitude, less movement, micrographia, decreased arm swing

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What is akinesia?

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Absence of movement, freezing, no arm swing

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What are balance impairments associated with Parkinson’s?

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Decreased limits of stability, slow anticipatory adjustments, poor reactive balance

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What are posture impairments associated with Parkinson’s?

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Decreased activation of antigravity muscles, flexed posture, COM located towards the forward limits of stability

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What % of Parkinson’s pt’s have had a single fall in the past year?

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70%

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What % of Parkinson’s pt’s have had multiple falls in the past year?

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50%

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What are gait deviations associated with Parkinson’s?

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Slow pace, increased variability and symmetry, poor postural control, decreased step size, reduced arm swing, reduced anticipatory postural alignment, turn en bloc

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What is festination?

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Unintentionally rapid short steps

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What is freezing of gait?

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Trembling or absent movement with the transient inability to take a step that is triggered by confrontation with competing stimuli

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What types of pain are common with Parkinson’s?

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Musculoskeletal, dystonic, neuropathic, radicular, central, akathisia, hypersensitivity more common in off state of medication

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Is there primary sensory loss associated with Parkinson’s?

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No

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What sensory impairments are associated with Parkinson’s?

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Pain, perception of kinesthesia and proprioception, visual perceptual deficits, oculomotor changes, olfactory dysfunction

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What is a hallmark early clinical sign of Parkinson’s?

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Decreased or loss of smell

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Why does dysphagia develop?
A result of rigidity and reduced movement
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What does dysphagia affect?
Tongue control, chewing, bolus formation, swallowing, peristalsis
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What complications are associated with dysphagia?
Choking, aspiration pneumonia, poor nutrition, weight loss, sialorrhea
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What is hypokinetic dysarthria?
Decreased speech volume, monotone, imprecise articulation, uncontrolled rate of speech, hoarse
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What two speech impairments are associated with Parkinson's?
Hypokinetic dysarthria and mutism
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What are contributing factors to speech disorders?
Motor symptoms including rigidity, hypokinesia, bradykinesia, tremor that impact muscles that control respiration, phonation, resonation, and articulation
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What cognition impairments are associated with Parkinson's?
Bradyphrenia, MCI, dementia, symptoms of levodopa toxicity
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What is bradyphrenia?
Slowness of thought - is an early symptom
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What is MCI?
Mild cognitive impairment - processing speed, set-shifting, attention, verbal fluency, planning, abstract reasoning, visuospatial, verbal, visual memory
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What symptoms are indicative of levodopa toxicity?
Hallucinations, delusions, psychosis
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What three sleep disorders are associated with Parkinson's?
REM sleep behavior disorder, excessive daytime somnolence, insomnia
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When does REM sleep behavior disorder occur?
Occurs prior to motor symptoms in 60% of individuals
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What % of people with Parkinson's experience depression?
40%
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What % of people with Parkinson's experience anxiety?
31%
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What % of people with Parkinson's experience apathy?
40%
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What are neurobiological causes of decreased mental health in pt's with Parkinson's?
Alterations in the levels of dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine. Apathy will improve initially with dopamine therapy
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What is hypomimia?
Reduced facial expression that may be mistaken for depression or apathy
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What are symptoms of autonomic dysfunction?
Impaired thermoregulation, slow pupillary response to light, decreased gastric motility, incontinence, blunted HR response to exercise, orthostatic hypotension, pulmonary dysfunction
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What diagnostic test is used to medically diagnose Parkinson's?
None - MRI used to rule out other causes and chemical markers can confirm dopamine deficits but are not specific to PD
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What symptoms are characteristic of Parkinsonism?
Bradykinesia + tremor or rigidity
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What are three keys to medically diagnosing PD?
1. No symmetrical bilateral signs 2. Rule out Parkinson-plus syndromes 3. Clear and dramatic benefit from dopamine therapy
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What is the MOA of Levodopa/Carbidopa?
Dopamine replacement. Carbidopa prevents levodopa from conversion to dopamine before it crosses the BBB
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What is the MOA of a dopamine agonist?
Stimulate dopamine receptors in the basal ganglia
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What is the MOA of COMT Inhibitors?
Blocks breakdown of dopamine to prolong effects and reduce "wearing off"
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What is the MOA of MAO-B Inhibitors?
Blocks breakdown of dopamine to prolong effects and reduce "wearing off"
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What is the MOA of Anticholinergics?
Reduces excessive acetylcholine influence. May reduce tremor and dystonia
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What is the MOA of amantadine?
Antiviral. Blocks the effects of glutamate. May reduce dyskinesia
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What is the MOA of norepinephrine precursors?
Increased norepinephrine levels. May reduce orthostatic hypotension
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What is the MOA of Cholinesterase Inhibitors?
Inhibits acetylcholine breakdown. May improve memory function and gait instability
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What is the MOA of atypical antipsychotics?
Blocks some effects of serotonin. Used to treat hallucination and psychosis side effects
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What are common side effects of pharmacological management?
Wearing off, dyskinesia, dystonia, low BP, dizziness, nausea, dry mouth, insomnia, constipation
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What is deep brain stimulation?
Electrodes implanted in the brain with a subclavicular impulse generator and controlled by an external controller
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What are the two locations for electrode placement with a deep brain stimulator?
Subthalamic nucleus and globus pallidus internus
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What is the effect of placing an electrode in the subthalamic nucleus?
Improve motor symptoms and tremor, reduce medication
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What is the effect of placing an electrode in the globus pallidus internus?
Improve motor symptoms and tremor, suppression of dyskinesia
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How effective is a deep brain stimulator?
Only an effective treatment for 10-20% of individuals who are considered good candidates
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If a pt's symptoms are poorly controlled with levodopa, will they have success with deep brain stimulation?
Symptoms will unlikely improve and may worsen
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What is the effect of nutrition on Parkinson's?
High protein diet can block levodopa absorption. Should reduce calories from protein by 15%

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