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What is the major neurotransmitter within the striatum and pallidum

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GABA / inhibitory

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What is the main output structure of the basal ganglia projecting to the thalamus?

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GPi

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What is GPi main role

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It receives info from striatum via direct/indirect pathway AND its job is to INHIBIT the THALMAUS

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What is dopamine effect on movement?

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Dopamine facilitates movement

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possible enzyme deficits in dopa-responsive dystonia

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  1. tyrosine hydroxylase

2. GTP cyclohydrolase 1

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What are the ways the striatum influences the Globus pallidus (2 paths)

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  1. Directly to the GPi (excitatory D1) which inhibits thalamus
  2. via GPe (inhibitory D2) then STN then GPi
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Diagnostic screening tests in Wilson’s dz?

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screening: high 24 hr urine copper and low serum ceruloplasmin

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child or young adult with twisted foot, gait abnormality, juvenile parkinsonism

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may be dopa-responsive dystonia which is treatable with low dose l-dopa!

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Red flags (3) you aren’t dealing with pure parkinsonism

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  1. ataxia
  2. weakness
  3. spasticity
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toxicity in Welders that may lead to parkinsonism

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manganese

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Top 3 dx to consider instead of Parkinson disease in the young

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  1. Wilson’s
  2. Dopa responsive dystonia
  3. huntington’s can have no chorea and more PD sx in young
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Autosomal dominant mutation w/ successive generations of PD with normal onset age 50-70

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LRRK2 mutation

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more rare cause of dominant inheritance of PD with younger onset?

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SNCA alpha synuclein (PARK-1)

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most common cause of young onset PD that is not present in successive families’

  • tends to have dystonia, and diurnal variations with improvement with sleep
  • response to tx?
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Parkin gene, good l-dopa response, absence of Lewy bodies
(Autosomal recessive)

(PARK 2: wen teen goes Parkin looking for sex: Chr 6)

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what are Lewy bodies made up of?

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alpha synuclein
ubiquitin
neurofilament protein

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dose of levodopa considered a fair trial?

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at least 900-1000mg/day (300 TID)

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3 nonmotor sx in PD that may precede motor sx

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  1. REM behavior disorder
  2. anosmia
  3. autonomic dysfunction
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early severe presentation of autonomic dysfunction suggests what?

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MSA: Multiple system atrophy

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REM behavior disorder in isolation is highly predictive of what?

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an alpha synucleinopathy

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Deep brain stimulation improves what (4) and has no effect on what (1)

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DBS good for:

  1. improving dyskinesias to best dyskinesia-free ON state on meds alone
  2. reduced med requirements
  3. improved ON time
  4. reduced OFF time

Does not effect postural reflexes

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Contraindications for Deep brain stim for PD?

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severe psych disease, cognitive impairment, postural instability (may worsen it)

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Most effective and best tolerated med for PD and how does it work

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levodopa with carbidopa which prevents it from getting broken down before it gets to the brain

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What are ropinirole, pramipexole, and apomorphine?

What is the role? Benefits / disadvantages

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dopamine agonists
they are less effective and have more s/e than ldopa for pd BUT they have less dyskinesias particularly in young patients who are at more risk for dyskinesias with levodopa

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5 main med categories for PD

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  1. Levodopa
  2. DA agonist
  3. Anticholinergics
  4. MAO-B inhibitors
  5. Amantadine
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med that is rarely used but can prolong duration of effect of levodopa
entacapone (COMT inhibitor)
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major side effects of levodopa
dyskinesias, vivid dreams/illusions/hallucinations (esp in older cognitively impaired pts), dizziness, hypotension, somnolence
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major s/e of Dopamine agonists
worse hallucinations/nausea sleep attacks compulsive behaviors
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when do dyskinesias usually occur with PD med treatment / levodopa
at peak of ON
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order of options in patient on multimedications for PD and who are having cognitive / psych side effects (3)
1. get off anticholinergics --> amantadine --> MAOB-->DA agonist --> levodopa (keep the ones with best efficacy and least s/e) 2. add Rivastigmine which is a cholinesterase inhibitor approved for PD dementia 3. lastly add antipsychotic but be very careful (black box warning)
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Best two antipsychotics in PD least likely to worsen PD
Quetiapine and clozapine
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Tao or alpha synuclein? | Multiple system atrophy
alpha synuclein
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Tao or alpha synuclein? | Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Tao
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Corticobasal degeneration | Tao or alpha synuclein?
Tao
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Tau or alpha synuclein? | PD
Parkinson disease - alpha synuclein
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Tau or alpha synuclein? | Lewy Body dementia?
Alpha synuclein
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Parkinsonism with very early falls?
supranuclear vertical palsy
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diseases that are less likely to respond to ldopa
PSP and CBD
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PD + disease with alien hand or unilateral limb dystonia or apraxia
corticobasal degeneration
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Number of repeats with Huntingtons premutation that can pass down for anticipation/expansion (unstable) Normal level Level needed for disease
normal 40 with full prenetrance
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impaired saccade initiation and speed with need for head movements
huntington disease
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Possible treatment of huntingtons disease chorea
tetrabenazine dopamine receptor blocker but depletes all monoamines so can deplete 5HT and worsen depression
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Meds that can cause myoclonus (5)
1. SSRI 2. TCA 3. lithium 4. opioids 5. stimulants
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palatal myoclonus suggestive of what?
brainstem lesion
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meds that may be helpful for myoclonus? (3)
VPA, keppra, clonazepam
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meds (4) that are known for causing action tremor
1. amiodarone 2. amitriptyline 3. cyclosporine 4. VPA
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MEds that may be helpful for action tremor (2)
nonselective BB like propanolol | primidone
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best treatment for focal / segmental dystonia like cervical dystonia?
botox
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best way to manage drug-induced parkinsonism
d/c offending agent or reduce it (may take 3 mos) may consider adding anticholinergic or amantadine ldopa, receptor blockers are not usually helpful
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major risk factor for Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
dementia with Lewy bodies (dont tolerate antipsych meds)
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3 basal ganglia toxins and their specific spot of damage
1. carbon monoxide: GP 2. methanol: putamen 3. MPTP: parkinsonism
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Ddx abetalipoproteinemia from Freidreich's ataxia
both can cause progressive ataxia BUT Friedreichs has cardiomyopathy and abetalipoproteinemia has lots of other stuff like cholesterol/TG issues, acanthocytosis, diarrhea, AND finally, retinitis pigmentosa
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Gene causing alternating hemiplegia of infants/toddlers and what is treatment Bonus: same gene causes something else too
ATP1A2 chr 1q23 Tx w/ flunarizine also causes familial hemiplegic migraine 2
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loss of reflexes and joint position sense in feet but upgoing toes, thing of what?
Friedreich ataxia
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Disease that looks like huntington's disease and is also due to a CAG expansion, that causes chorea dementia, and ataxia, and in younger kids really has mostly progressive myoclonic epilepsy. What chromosome?
Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy (DRPLA) on chr 12 (not 4 like Huntingtons)
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how to diagnose dopa responsive dystonia?
CSF for neurotransmitters -disease is due to BH4 synthesis problem (GTP cyclohydrolase 1 def) or Tyrosine hydroxylase deficiency that prevents tyrosine from being converted to levodopa
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episodic ataxia 1 is associated with what channel defect / gene, what clinical findings, and what duration of attack
K channel on chrom 12 MyoKymia lasts Minutes
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episodic ataxia 2 is associated with what channel defect / gene, what clinical findings, and what duration of attack
``` Calcium gene chrom 19, Nystagmus, responds to Acetazolamide Attacks last Hours (19 instead of a short 12 where EA-1 is) AND: Ca (2+: EA-2 vs K (1+: EA-1) AND EA-2: two eyes for nystagmus ```
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disease with bilateral calcifications of basal ganglia and subcortical dementia, psychiatric sx, and parkinsonism
Fahrs disease
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who gets fragile X associated tremor/ataxia syndrome? | Affects what brain areas
men who have premutations and may have grandsons w/ dz | Affects middle cerebellar peduncles
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mutation in Friedreich's ataxia
GAA expansion on chr 9 (FRDA gene)
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When does Friedreich ataxia present compared to ataxia-telangiectasia?
older in FReidreichs: 13 | early childhood: ataxia-telangiectasia
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what chromosome and gene in ataxia telangiectasia
ATM chr 11
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Disorder with extrapyramidal sx in infancy, hypotonia, and MRI w frontotemporal atrophy with bat-wing appearance
Glutaric acidemia type 1
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where is the lesion in hemiballismus?
contralat subthalamic nucleus
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Huntington Disease gene mutation chromosome
CAG repeat Chr 4 | Catch Animal Game, Hunt FOUR Animals
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akinetic, dystonic form of huntingtons?
westphal variant
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how does juvenile huntington present
more like parkinson and dystonia and myoclonus/sz
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path finding in huntingtons
loss of Gaba neurons in striatum
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presentation and cause of hyperekplexia?
exaggerated startle in infancy / apnea | caused by glycine receptor mutation chr 5
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cerebellar ataxia, cerebellar atrophy, cataracts, ID, hypotonia, weakness, primary gonadal failure, scoliosis
Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome | (Maraschino cherries ridiculous mnemonic)??
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neuroacanthocytosis (RBC spiky) that is x-linked and is associated with facial tics and axonal peripheral neuropathy
McLeod syndrome
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Oromandibular dystonia with blepharospasm
Meige syndrome
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hot cross bun sign is what and seen in what
seen in MSA multiple system atrophy from degeneration of pontocerebellar fibers causes brainstem above 4th vent to look like it has cross septations
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antibody seen in adults with opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome
Ab to Ri (ANNA-2)
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essential vs symptomatic palatal tremor
essential: tensor veli palatini: eases in sleep Symptomatic: from levator veli palatini and is moved by soft palate and continues in sleep
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lesion of triangle of Guillain-Mollaret may cause what
palatal tremor
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eye of the tiger MRI sign
PKAN / iron accum in brain
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what correlates witih gait abnormalities in Parkinsons
loss of neurons in pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN)
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possible treatment for paroxysmal dyskinesias
carbamazepine or phenytoin
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PD like illness with jerky eyes and backwards falling
PSP | postural stability is poor
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What is the ramsay hunt syndrome thats a movement disorder
progressive myoclonic ataxia...
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accumulation of phytanic acid occurs in what disorder and what are the sx?
cerebellar ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa, polyneuropathy
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antibodies in stiff person syndrome | what pts are at risk
anti-GAD Abs | may be paraneoplastic SCLC or breast
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wing beating tremor, sunflower cataracts, bulbar dystonia, dysarthria, drooling
Wilsons
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giant panda face on MRI
Wilsons (midbrain)
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Wilson's gene?
ATP7B on chr 13q
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serotonin syndrome vs NMS?
myoclonus in serotonin syndrome | rigidity in NMS
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Most common autosomal dominant inherited ataxia in US?
Machado-Joseph disease SCA-3 (spinocerebellar atrophy 3)
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type of ataxia: slow clumsy, wide based, constant shifting of position to maintain balance. Titubation
cerebellar ataxia
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type of ataxia: steppage gait, irregular striking of floor, wide based
sensory ataxia (loss of jp sense)
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sewaga variant dystonia?
dopa responsive

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