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| Clinicaly, what makes up the Basal ganglia? AKA Basal Nuclei |
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Definition
| Corpus striatum (caudate nuclius + lentiform nuclius +Nuclius Accumbms), Subthalmic nuclious, and substantia nigra |
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Term
| What is the caudate-putamen? |
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Definition
Putamen, nucleous accumbens and the caudate nucleous.
This is because they are functionally and cytoarchitecturally similar |
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Term
| What is the location of the Substantia Nigra? |
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Definition
| In the middle of the cerebrial peduncle between the tegmntum and basis. |
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Term
| What is Parkinson's Disease? |
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Definition
| Loss of Dopamine producing cells of the SNpc which causes hypokinesia, which is little movement. Also resting tramors. |
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Term
| What is Huntington's Deisease? |
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Definition
| Loss of spiny nurons in the Cudate Puteamen. Hyperkenesis. Causes atrophy of the C so increase size of the lateral ventricals. Mimics Hydrocephily |
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Term
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Definition
Leason in the suthalmic neucleous so you do not get inhibition. No Indirect pathway, to much movement.
Subthalmic stroke |
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| What supplies the caudate and the lentiform with blood? |
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Definition
| Middle and Anterior carotid arteries make up the striate aa. |
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