KNOWLEDGE REVIEW LECTURE 4
DEFINE :
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Catecholamines
Norepinephrine
Serotonin
Histamine
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
7. Glycine
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8. Dysarthria
9. Choreiform
Short Questions/Answers:
1. Compare the Pyramidal vs EtraPyramidal Tracts.
2. Discuss Parkinson's Disease – what is it, where is it, what's wrong, how is it diagnosed,
symptoms early and later, primary secondary. Provide 2 characteristic SIGNS IN THE LATE
PHASE.
3. Discuss Huntington’s Disease – what is it, where is it, what's wrong, how is it diagnosed
symptoms early and later.
4. Discuss Alzheimer’s Disease – what is it, where is it, what's wrong, how is it diagnosed
symptoms early and later, why does it happen?
5. What is CJD – how do you get it?
6. What is a panic attack? What is a panic disorder?
7. In what diseases do we use Anticholnesterase drugs? Why? How does it help?