Mixed Dementias - Parkinson’s Disease

Question 1

Parkinson’s

Answer 1

motor abnormalities such as rigidity, tremor, slowness of volitional movement, and cognitive deficits

Question 2

Neuropathology

Answer 2

loss dopamine producing cells in substantia nigra as a result of Lewy bodies

Question 3

Motor abnormalities

Answer 3

bradykinesia
mask-like expressions
difficulty initiating movements for speech destinations
paresthesia
micrographia
akinetic movement

Question 4

Levodopa

Answer 4

Medieval treatment for Parskinsian symptoms

Question 5

Side effects with chronic use of Levodopa - levodopa included dyskinesias

Answer 5

Levodopa-induced dyskinesias: Choreiform involuntary movements affecting the face head, neck, and trunk, and extremities d

Question 6

Side effects with chronic use of Levodopa - off/on effects

Answer 6

off/on effects: The rapid changes in motor ability induced by fluctuations in the concentration of L-dopa in the blood plasma