PD Test
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| A. Baby boomers-the disease pogresses and is more common with age. This disease occurs between the ages of 50-79 years. 10% of cases occur before age 40. B. The most common type of PD also called Idiopathic PD.
C. Bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor and postural instability. D. due to another disease such as alcoholism, TBI, psychotropic meds. E. Dementia, bradyphrenia, depression and dysautonomia. Low motivation and passivity related to depression or sensory deprivement from lack of movement. F. Performance in ADL's will be affected. Slowing of oral movements can cause difficulty with speech. Micographia- small and cramped handwriting. Akinesia. Rigidity in trunk and extremities inability to swing the arms during walking. G. Multisytem atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy and Shy-Drager syndrome along with other symptoms of cerebellar dysfunction and dysautonomia. H. Flexed posture, masked facies, dsyphagia, festinating gait, freezing episodes and fatigue. Postural deficits flexion of the head, neck and trunk forward displacement of COG. I. A chronic progressive neurologic condition that affects the motor system. An increase in dopamine in the substantia nigra in the basal ganglia in the brain. |
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