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| What will the muscle tone be like if upper motor neurons are damaged? |
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| What is defined as a single muscle fiber firing on its own and can only be seen on an EMC? |
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| When the upper motor neuron is not doing its job of regulating Lower motor neuron firing and the LMN's of multipe muscle fibers are firing over and over. |
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| Single jerk of muscle groups that muscle fibers fire all at once b/c of signals from the anterior horn. |
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Chorea
*activated by estrogen receptors in the brain |
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| Rhythmic, non-repeated jerks of muscle groups or individual muscles involving more than one joint. |
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| Involuntary impaired muscle tone with spasmotic or twisting movement resulting in sustained, contorted postures which is considered non-moving. |
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| Involuntary, slow, irregular, twisting, snake-like movements which is considered a moving dystonia. |
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| Semi-voluntary spasmotic muscle contraction which appears purposeful, such as yelling out words or lip puckering. |
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| What occurs as a side effect of chronic neuroepileptic therapy? |
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Asterixis
*like when you fall asleep and you catch your head |
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Brief lapse in sustained posture, followed by rapid, jerky, restorative movements described as a series of irregular flaps.
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| Wild and forceful movement of a proximal limb that is NOT related to loss of posture. |
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| Jerkiness, uncoordination, and inefficiency of voluntary movements resulting from disorders of the cerebellum. |
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| Markedly decreased or inhibited movements, but not paralyzed characterized by an inability to initiate movements. |
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| Bradykinesia/Akinesia is caused by what receptors in the brain? |
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| What is described as the inability to sit still, that is related to Iron Deficiency Anemia? |
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| Involuntary rhythmic mechanical oscillation of a body part(s). |
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| What type of tremor is seen in all normal individuals with stress, emotional states, and anxiety? |
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| What is the most common form of tremor? It occurs with motion of the hands with the legs and trunk being spared. |
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| What type of tremor is characterized by ab/adduction of the hands and flexion and extension of the head? |
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| What is one thing that suppresses the tremors in Benign Essential Tremors? |
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| What type of Parkinsons is caused by some other disease? |
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| What disease is caused by an imbalance of acetylcholine and dopamine at the junction of the nerves. |
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A resting tremor
*pill-rolling |
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| What is the most common sign of Parkinsonism? |
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| Does parkinsonism include muscle rigidity or flaccidity? |
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| when rising from a sitting position |
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| When is bradykinesia seen most often in a pt with Parkinsonism? |
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normal
*DTR is normal too |
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| What will the babinski's show up as in a pt with parkinsonism? |
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| primary idiopathic parkinsonism |
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| What type of parkinsonism is caused by a random happening in the brain? |
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| What disease is caused by things such as CO2 poisoning, MPTP, or neuroleptic drugs? |
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It is too high
*dopamine too low |
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| In parkinson's disease, what is wrong with the level of acetylcholine? |
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| Autosomal dominant disorder with complete penetrance that occurs during age 30-50 and is characterized by a gradual onset and progression of chorea and dementia. |
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| What neurologic disease presents with tics with no other neurologic signs or symptoms? |
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| How many extremities must a dystonia include for it to be classified as "generalized"? |
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| What is the treatment for dystonias? |
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