Parkinson's Disease: Hope Through Research

1) Researchers believe that that at least _____ people in the United States have PD. a) 125,000 b) 250,000 c) 500,000 d) 1 million

2) Which is NOT one of the main symptoms of PD? a) tremor b) plasticity c) rigidity d) postural instability

3) Loss of _____ results in abnormal nerve firing patterns within the brain that cause impaired movement. a) serotonin b) acetylcholine c) melatonin d) dopamine

4) The average age of onset for PD is a) 40 b) 50 c) 60 d) 70

5) Which is the term for the slowing down and loss of spontaneous movement? a) tremor b) rigidity c) bradykinesia d) dystonia

6) Which is also known as “punch-drunk syndrome”? a) arteriosclerotic parkinsonism b) post-traumatic parkinsonism c) postencephalitic parkinsonism d) toxin-induced parkinsonism

7) Which is also known as “familial tremor”? a) progressive supranuclear palsy b) essential tremor c) multiple system atrophy d) dementia with Lewy bodies

8) Corticobasal degeneration may include the symptom “dysphagia” which involves a) impaired balance b) muscular jerks c) difficulty swallowing d) falling blood preasure

9) Which drug is the cornerstone of therapy for PD? a) apomorphine b) selegiline c) levodopa d) entacapone

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11) Hallucination and other psychotic symptoms are often caused by the drugs prescribed for PD. a) True b) False

12) Because the earliest types of surgery for PD caused permanent destruction of brain tissue, they have largely been replaced by a) Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing b) Deep Brain Stimulation c) Acupuncture d) Magnet Therapy

13) A common topic of PD research is _____ - overstimulation of nerve cells that leads to cell damage or death. a) excitotoxicity b) hyperstimulation c) pallidotomy d) thalamotomy

14) Several clinical studies are testing whether supplementation with vitamin _____ may be helpful to slow PD. a) B1 b) B6 c) B12 d) B24

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