Sleep-related movement disorders US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Sleep-related movement disorders Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Tourette syndrome may present with _____, which is involuntary obscene speech (40% of patients)
Answer: coprolalia
Flashcard 2: Which movement disorder presents as subjective restlessness and an intense urge to move? _____
Answer: Akathisia
Flashcard 3: Non-specific symptoms of _____ withdrawal (stimulant or depressant) include anxiety, tremor, insomnia, and seizures
Answer: depressant
Flashcard 4: Which stage of sleep does bruxism (teeth grinding) occur? _____
Answer: Stage N2
Flashcard 5: Which stage of sleep do sleepwalking and night terrors occur? _____
Answer: Stage N3
Flashcard 6: What is the primary neurotransmitter that inhibits REM sleep?
Answer: norepinephrine (NE)
Flashcard 7: What sleep changes are common in the elderly?
Answer: less REM and slow-wave sleep
more latency and awakenings
Flashcard 8: stage N3
Answer: deep sleep, sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting
Extra: delta waves
Flashcard 9: REM
Answer: dreaming, loss of motor tone, high brain activity
Extra: beta waves (like being fully awake)
Flashcard 10: What three drugs are associated with reduced REM and Stage N3 sleep?
Answer: alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbituates
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