Chronic Neuro Part 2 Questions With 100% Correct Answers [Graded A+]

CHRONIC NEURO PART 2 QUESTIONS

WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

[GRADED A+]



describe Parkinson's disease - ✔✔-chronic and progressive

- characterized by slowness, increased muscle tone and rigidity, tremor at

rest, and gait disturbance

-no cure



Describe the anatomy of parkinson's - ✔✔-lack of dopamine

-degeneration of DA producing neurons

-balance of DA and acetylcholine (ACh) disruption= more ACh than DA in

the basal ganglia



s/s of parkinson's won' occur until _______% of neurons are lost - ✔✔80%



s/s of parkinson's - ✔✔-resting tremor, pill-rolling tremor

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,-bradykinesia

-rigidity

-weakness

-postural instability

-shuffling gait

-akinesia

-mask-like face

-drooling, dysphagia

-dementia

-hallucinations/psychosis

-sleep disorders

- excessive and uncontrolled sweating

- orthostatic hypotension

- gastric retention

- urinary retention

- constipation

- sexual dysfunction

- dysphonia



Risk factors for developing Parkinson's - ✔✔-increase with age >50 y.o.


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, - more common in males than females

- environmental or genetic



What triad must you have to be diagnosed with Parkinson's disease> -

✔✔-tremors

-rigidity

-bradykinesia

(must have 2/3 and must respond to antiparkinson's drugs)



Describe drug holidays with parkinson's treatment - ✔✔-on/off periods

- may need 10 day drug holiday



What types of drugs can be used for treatment of parkinson's? - ✔✔-

dopaminergic

-anticholinergic

- antihistamine

- MAO-B inhibitors

- COMT inhibitor




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