This is a slowly progressing neurologic movement disorder.
What is Parkinson’s Disease?
100
This disease results in progressive involuntary choreiform movement and dementia.
What is Huntington ’s disease?
100
This disease has an unknown cause in which there is a loss of motor neurons in the anterior horns of the spinal cord and the motor nuclei of the lower brain stem.
What is ALS?
100
This is an immune-mediated, progressive demyelinating disease of the CNS.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
100
This is an autoimmune disorder affecting myoneural junction with varying degrees of weakness of the voluntary muscles.
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
200
Parkinson’s Disease is caused by decreased levels of?
What is dopamine?
200
A child who’s parent has Huntington’s disease has what percentage of a chance of developing the disease?
What is 50%?
200
Clinical manifestations depend on location of affected neurons and start in muscles supplied by what?
What are the cranial nerves?
200
The diagnosis of MS is based on the presence of multiple plaques in the central nervous system observed with a?
What is a MRI?
200
Myasthenia Gravis can be treated with a ___________however the desired effect may take up to 3 years.
What is a Thymectomy?
300
Clinical manifestations of Parkinson’s Disease include Tremors, Rigidity, Bradykinesia, and what other manifestation?
What is postural instability?
300
The onset of Huntington ’s disease generally occurs between what ages?
What is 35 to 45 years old?
300
ALS is diagnosed based on signs and symptoms which include difficulty in talking, swallowing, and what other symptom?
What is breathing?
300
Signs and symptoms of MS reflect the area or location of what?
What is plaque or lesion?
300
This is an autoimmune attack on the peripheral nerve myelin with an acute rapid segmental demyelination of peripheral and some cranial nerves.
What is Guillian-Barre` Syndrome?
400
Parkinson’s Disease is diagnosed from the patient’s history and presence of how many cardinal manifestations?
What is 2 out of 4?
400
Huntington ’s disease is diagnosed with presentation of symptoms, positive family history, exclusion of other causes and what?
What is presence of genetic marker?
400
Mortality in ALS patients occurs from compromised ___________ __________.
What is respiratory function?
400
This medication reduces the rate of relapse in the RR course by decreasing the number of plaques noted on MRI and increases the time between relapses?
What is Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone)?
400
Patients who have Guillian-Barre` Syndrome have muscle weakness and diminished ____________ in the lower extremities.
What is reflexes?
500
This medication converts to dopamine in basal ganglia, helps to relieve Parkinson’s symptoms.
What is Levodopa?
500
Thiothixene hydrochloride (Navane) and Haloperidal decanoate (Haldol) improve chorea in many patients with Huntington’s Disease because these medications work by?
What is blocking the dopamine receptors?
500
Pharmacologic management of the patient with ALS includes what glutamate antagonist, which is the only FDA approved medication.
What is Riluzole (rilutek)?
500
This medication, a gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) agonist, is the medication of choice for treating spasticity.
What is Baclofen (lioresal)?
500
This disease affects the 5th cranial nerve as well as paroxysms of pain in the area and is innervated by any of the 3 branches of the nerve.