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Lecture 8.1: Motor Cortex, Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Flashcards

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What parts of nervous system are involved in active moving? (4)

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Motor cortex –> thalamus –> Pyramidal system –> Lateral corticospinal tract

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What part of the brain is involved in coordination of movement?

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Cerebellum

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What part of the brain differentiates between correct vs incorrect mechanisms of moving?

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Basal Ganglia

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Cycle of Planning Movement in Brain (4)

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  • Posterior Cortex provides sensory information to
    frontal cortex
  • Prefrontal cortex plans movements
  • Premotor cortex organises movement sequences
  • Motor cortex produces specific movements
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Pyramidal vs Extra-Pyramidal Tracts

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  • Pyramidal tracts: Conscious control of muscles from
    the cerebral cortex to the muscles of the body and
    face
  • Extrapyramidal tracts: Originate in the brainstem,
    carrying motor fibres to the spinal cord
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What is the Basal Ganglia?

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A group of subcortical nuclei responsible primarily for motor control, as well as other roles such as motor learning, executive functions and behaviours, and emotions

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What structures are included in the Basal Ganglia?

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  • Caudate
  • Putamen
  • Globus pallidus
  • Substantia nigra (midbrain)
  • Subthalamic nuclei (ventral thalamus)
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Do Basal Ganglia project directly to the spinal cord?

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They do not project directly to the spinal cord

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How does the Basal Ganglia influence activity movement?

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By regulating activity of UMNs

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What can happen if there are defects in the basal ganglia? (3)

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  • Cause inability to control movement
  • Problems when switching between commands
  • Problems initiating and terminating movements
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The Cerebellum is also know as the…?

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  • ‘Little Brain’
  • Hindbrain
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How does the Cerebellum influences movements?

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By interaction with UMNs rather than projecting directly to LMNs

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The Cerebellum is involved in feedback loops with …..?

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the motor cortex and brain stem nuclei

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Where is the Cerebellum found?

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Found infratentorial below the tentorium cerebelli in the posterior fossa

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How does the Cerebellum connect to the brainstem (pons and medulla)?

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Via 3 peduncles – superior, inferior and middle

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What is the Structure of the Cerebellum?

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  • Consists of 2 hemispheres joined in the middle by
    the vermis
  • Has an outer cerebellar cortex and subcortical
    cerebellar nuclei
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What is the white matter of the Cerebellum called?

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Arbor vitae

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What are the predominant cell types in the Cerebellum? (2)

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Purkinje and Granule Cells

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Role of Cerebellum? (4)

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  • Coordinates smooth skeletal muscle movements
  • Balance
  • Learning and memory
  • Processes sensory information to monitor the
    course of movement/feedback
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Inputs to the Cerebellum (3)

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  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Brainstem
  • Ascending Pathways – JPS, muscle length/tension
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Outputs to the Cerebellum (3)

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  • Brain Stem Nuclei
  • Thalamus
  • Cerebral Cortex
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What is Dysdiadochokinesis?

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The inability to perform and sustain a series of repeated movements

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What is Ataxia?

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  • Gross incoordination of movements
  • Gait / rebound
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What is Nystagmus?

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Repetitive, involuntary oscillation of the eyes

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What is Intention Tremor
A wide tremor when performing voluntary movements
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What is Slurred Speech?
Speech may be imprecise slow and distorted
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What is Hypotonia?
The patient may have muscle weakness
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What is Pass Pointing (Dysmetria)?
The patient overshoots when touching the examiners finger
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Pyramidal Tracts
* Corticospinal & corticobulbar tracts * Travel through the pyramids of the medulla oblongata * Chief organiser and executor of motor function
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Extrapyramidal Tracts
* Rubrospinal/ vestibulospinal/ reticulospinal/ tectospinal/ basal ganglia/cerebellum * Essentially beyond voluntary control
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Signs of Extrapyramidal Lesions (5)
* Impair the regulation of voluntary movement without affecting strength * Absence of UMN signs * Abnormal, involuntary movements - hyperkinesia * Reduced movements – hypokinesia * Tremor – a rhythmic oscillatory movement
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Signs of Extrapyramidal Lesions (7)
* Chorea * Hemiballismus * Dystonia * Bradykinesia * Tics * Athetosis * Tardive Dyskinesia
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What is Chorea?
* Rapid irregular, unpredictable, involuntary muscle jerks * Nearly always abnormal
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What is Hemiballismus?
Unilateral, usually violent, chorea
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What is Dystonia?
Excessive or inappropriate muscle contractions/ spasm
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What is Bradykinesia?
* Slowness of movement * Can go onto akinesia (absence of movement)
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What is Tics?
* Fleeting purposeless actions * Can be normal (stress, childhood)
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What is Athetosis?
Involuntary slow writhing movements hands or face
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What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
* An iatrogenic cause of parkinsonism-like effects * Oral grimaces, sucking, chewing
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Signs of UMN Lesions (5)
* Weakness / spastic paralysis * Increased tone - spasticity * Increased tendon reflexes * Hyperreflexia * Extensor plantars (Babinski reflex)
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Signs of LMN Lesions (5)
* Weakness / flaccid paralysis * Reduced tone (flaccidity) * Loss of tendon reflexes * Wasting * Fasciculations
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What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
Chronic central nervous system demyelinating disease
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Pathophysiology of MS
* Autoimmune disease caused by myelin-reactive T cells in the peripheral circulation that become activated by a trigger * Invade the central nervous system and cause destruction of myelin and axons directly and by initiating the release of various inflammatory mediators * There is often ineffective or no repair of damage
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How does MS Present Clinically? (6)
* Visual: loss, dim, blurred (49%) * Oculomotor: impaired eye movements, nystagmus (42%) * Paresis: unilateral, mono-, paraparesis (42%) * Incoordination: extremity, gait, tremor (23%) * GU/bowel: incontinence, retention (10%) * Cerebral: cognitive impairment (4%)
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Treatment of MS Exacerbations (3)
* Methylprednisolone 500-1000mg qd x 5 +/- oral taper Oral high dose steroids * Plasma exchange * Intravenous immunoglobulin
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Treatment of MS: Refractory Relapsing Remitting Disease (4)
* High dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy * IVIG –intravenous immunoglobulin * Plasma exchange * Immunosuppressives (mitoxantrone, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate)
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What Disease Modifying Agents can be used to treat MS?
* INTERFERONS: (Beta interferon-1a: Avonex, Rebif Beta interferon-1b: Betaseron) * GLATIRAMER ACETATE: Copaxone

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