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Muscular System. Neurologically-related terms Dr. peterson. Neurological Disorders. Dystonia Cerebral, spinal or cerebellar disorders Muscular dystrophy (MD) Myasthenia gravis (MG) Other movement terms related to Parkinson’s disease & tremors. Terms related to dystonia. Dystonia
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Muscular System Neurologically-related terms Dr. peterson
Neurological Disorders • Dystonia Cerebral, spinal or cerebellar disorders Muscular dystrophy (MD) Myasthenia gravis (MG) Other movement terms related to Parkinson’s disease & tremors
Terms related to dystonia • Dystonia • Torticollis dys- difficult ton tone, tension -ia condition tort/i twisted -collisneck
Dystonia • Continuous, intermittent contraction of many muscles, making body part turn, eventually in a fixed way
Dystonia • Spasmodic torticollis (focal dystonia)
Dystonia • Blepharospasm - spasmodic winking of the eyelids • Meige Syndrome - Forceful dystonic spasms of the face, in particular when trying to speak or to eat Henry Meige (1866-1940)
Dystonia • Writer’s cramp Scott Adams, and his creation Dilbert
Dystonia • Cramping of Parkinson’s disease • Voice dystonias (3 types): Abductor spasmodic dystonia Adductor spasmodic dystonia Mixed
Dystonia • Rx: botulinum toxin; dopamine (this may be a dopamine responsive dyskinesia)
Terms related to cerebral, spinal or cerebellar disorders • Myoparesis • Polyplegia • Spasticity • Ataxia • (Dysdiadochokinesia) my/o muscle -paresisweakness poly-many -plegiastroke, paralysis spastic convulsive -ity condition a- lack of -taxiaorder (coordination) diadochosucceeding Can you determine what dysdiadochokinesia means?
Terms related to MD or MG • Muscular dystrophy (MD) • Myasthenia gravis (MG) • Neuromyopathic dys- difficult -trophy nourishment, development dys- difficult -trophy nourishment, development my muscle -asthenia weakness gravis grave -icpertaining to Does neur/o refer to the nervous system, nerve, or atypical (as in neurosis)?
Terms associated with plexus, nerve root or peripheral nerve disorders • Atrophy • Atonic • Flaccid
Terms associated with plexus, nerve root or peripheral nerve disorders Myokinesis (Example: fasciculations) Association with: • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease • Spinal cord disorders • Peripheral nerve disorders (carpal tunnel syndrome), nerve root disorders (herniation) • Normalindividuals -kinesismotion
Other movement terms • Bradykinesia • Hyperkinesia brady- slow
Does neur/o refer to the nervous system, nerve, or atypical (as in neurosis)? • a. nervous system • b. nerve • c. atypical
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