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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2020 | Medical (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Friedreich's Ataxia
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- GAA Repeat
- Frataxin
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction
- Autosomal Recessive
- Hammertoes
- High Arches
- Kyphoscoliosis
- Lateral Corticospinal Tract
- Posterior Column
- Spinocerebellar Tract
- Type I Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
1 min
Restless Legs Syndrome
- Pathophysiology
- Idiopathic
- Iron Deficiency
- Parkinson's Disease
- Signs and Symptoms
- Urge to Move the Legs
- Unpleasant Sensations in Legs
- Worsens with Inactivity
- Relieved by Movement
- Treatment
- Iron Supplementation
- Self-care
- Gabapentin
- Pramipexole
2 mins
Essential Tremor
- Epidemiology
- Most Common Tremor in Adults
- Often Familial
- Clinical Manifestations
- Typically Affects Bilateral Upper Extremities
- More Apparent When Holding Fixed Posture
- More Apparent With Goal-Directed Movements Such as Using Eating Utensils
- Less Apparent With Relaxation and Alcohol
- Management
- Beta Blockers
3 mins
Intention Tremor
- More Apparent With Goal-Directed Movements Such as Using Eating Utensils
- High-Amplitude, Low-Frequency
- More Apparent as Extremity Approaches Target
- Overshooting and Undershooting
- Pathogenesis
- Ipsilateral Cerebellar Damage
- Diagnosis
- Neurologic Exam
- MRI
- Treatment
- Physical or Occupational Therapy
3 mins
Hemiballismus
- Presentation
- Involuntary Flailing Movements on One Side of Body
- Upper and Lower Extremities Move Together
- May Affect Facial Muscles
- Worsened by Activity, Improved at Rest
- Causes
- Dysfunction of Basal Ganglia
- Contralateral Subthalamic Nucleus
- Stroke is the Most Common Cause
- Trauma
- Neoplasm
- Treatment
- Dopamine Blockers
4 mins
Chorea and Athetosis
- Characteristics
- Sudden Jerky Movements
- Athetosis
- Snake-like, Writhing Movements
- Basal Ganglia Lesions
- Associations
- Huntington's Disease
- Acute Rheumatic Fever
- Management
- Treat Underlying Disorder
- Tetrabenazine
1 min
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