3BDS: Neurology 6

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what is Parkisons disease
egeneration of dopaminergic neurones in the basal ganglia
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what are the clinical features of Parkinson's disease
Clinical features:
• Bradykinesia
-slowness of movement
-slow initiation
-reduced range of movement
• Rigidity
-increased muscle tone
• Tremor
-low frequency


Slow speech, mask-like face, shuffling gait and falls, difficulty with fine motor task,
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what is given to someone with parkisons disease
 Dopaminergic drugs
levodopa [co-reldopa, co-beneldopa],
dopamine receptor agonists [ropinirole, rotigotine, pramipexole]
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nitin
nothing
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ntoomgn
nitjg ng
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what are the clinical features of Parkinson's disease

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Clinical features:
• Bradykinesia
-slowness of movement
-slow initiation
-reduced range of movement
• Rigidity
-increased muscle tone
• Tremor
-low frequency


Slow speech, mask-like face, shuffling gait and falls, difficulty with fine motor task,

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