Dermatitis and Eczema — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: What lesion is associated with chorea?

Answer: basal ganglia

Flashcard 12: What lesion is associated with intention tremor?

Answer: cerebellar lesion/dysfunction

Flashcard 13: dystonia

Answer: sustained involuntary muscle contractions

Flashcard 14: postural tremor

Answer: type of action tremor; vibratory tremor when holding a posture, exacerbated by intentional movement

Flashcard 15: coordination of trunk

Answer: medial cerebellum

Flashcard 16: What is the purpose of the CNS blood-brain barrier?

Answer: limits diffusion of blood components or solutes into CSF/CNS --> protection from infection and intoxication

Flashcard 17: What triplet is associated with Friedrich's ataxia?

Answer: GAA mnemonic: X-Girlfriend's First Aid Helped Ace My Test

Flashcard 18: Friedrich's ataxia (spinocerebellar ataxia)

Answer:

Extra: AR, triplet repeat disorder(GAA repeats in) FXN (frataxin)mnemonic: X-Girlfriend's First Aid Helped Ace My Test

Flashcard 19: Parkinson's disease

Answer: degenerative disorder of CNS

Extra: resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instabilityLewy bodies, depigmentation of SNc dopamine precursor dopamine agonist increase dopamine release dopamine breakdown inhibitors antimuscarinic decreased: dopamine in SNc

Flashcard 20: hemiballismus

Answer: sudden, wild flailing of limb or limbs on one side of body