Parkinson's Disease
Causes of Parkinsonism
Positive & Negative Symptoms
Treatment
Psychological Aspects
100
This time traveling actor is an advocate for this disease.
Who is Michael J. Fox
100
These are considered to be the three major causes of parkinson's disease.
What are idiopathic, postencephalitic, & drug induced .
100
This positive symptom consists of alternating movements of the limbs when they are at rest.
What are tremors at rest?
100
This treatment consist of heat and massage.
What is physical therapy?
100
Impoverishment of feeling, libido, motive, and attention.
What are some examples of the effects of Parkinson's on cognitive functions?
200
This area of the brain tends to degenerate with this disease.
What is the substantial nigra?
200
Syphilis, the development of tumors, & poisoning by carbon monoxide?
What are are also considered to be linked to Parkinson's?
200
This negative symptom includes disorders of fixation and of equilibrium.
What are disorders of posture?
200
This drug is used to increase the levels of dopamine in the brain.
What is L- dopa
200
Parkinson's disease suffers tend to do poorly on this formal test.
What is the Wisconsin Card-Sorting Test?
300
Tremor, rigidity, akinesia, & disturbances of posture.
What are the four most major symptoms of Parkinson's disease?
300
The cause of this form of this disease is unknown?
What is idiopathic Parkinson's?
300
This positive symptom consist of simultaneously increased muscle tone in both extensor and flexor muscles.
What is muscular rigidity?
300
Surpress the activity in structures that show heightened activity in the absence of adequate dopamine action
What is the secondary pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease?
300
This does not tend to improve with drug therapy.
What is test performance?
400
This was James Parkinson's original name for this disorder.
What is shaking palsy?
400
This physician demonstrated a unique pattern of brain damage, namely, the death of cells in the substantial nigra.
Who is Constantin von Economo?
400
This negative disorder consist of difficulty in achieving a standing position from laying on your back position.
What are disorders of righting?
400
Increase the amount of activity in dopamine synapses that remain.
What is one of the primary pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease?
400
The changes in cognitive slowing in this disorder is similar to Parkinson's.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
500
The loss of this neurotransmitter is most associated with this disease.
What is dopamine?
500
These external agents can cause Parkinson's symptoms quite rapidly.
What are contaminated forms of synthetic heroin?
500
This negative symptom consist of almost the complete absence of tone in the speaker's voice.
What are disturbances of speech?
500
There is no known cure for this disease.
What is Parkinson's disease
500
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