Guess the disease!
Topic: Behavior
Created on Wednesday, February 21 2007 by jdmiles
Last modified on Wednesday, February 21 2007.
GUESS WHAT I'M THINKING!
I'm thinking of a disease wherein decreased cerluloplasmin leads to deposition of copper first in the liver and later in the brain (especially putamen and globus pallidus). Common symptoms include tremor and bradykinesia. Treatment is with d-penicillamine.
What disease am I thinking of?
A) Asperger Syndrome B) Wilson's Disease C) Wernicke's Encephalopathy D) Dancing Eyes-Dancing Feet Syndrome E) Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
This question was created on February 21, 2007 by jdmiles.
This question was last modified on February 21, 2007.
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
A) Asperger Syndrome
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Asperger Syndrome is a disorder thought to typify a high-functioning variant of Autism. These patients may be adept at various cognitive skills, but have difficulty relating socially or emotionally with others. (
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B) Wilson's Disease
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Wilson's Disease is a disease wherein decreased cerluloplasmin leads to deposition of copper first in the liver and later in the brain (especially putamen and globus pallidus). Common symptoms include tremor and bradykinesia. Treatment is with d-penicillamine. (
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C) Wernicke's Encephalopathy
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Wernicke's Encephalopathy is a syndrome of ophthalmoparesis, nystagmus, ataxia, and confusion. Other findings often include postural hypotension and hypothermia. It is associated with thiamine deficiency, often secondary to malnutrition or alcoholism. (
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D) Dancing Eyes-Dancing Feet Syndrome
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Dancing Eyes-Dancing Feet Syndrome is a cerebellar ataxia with polymyoclonus which may be postinfectious. (
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E) Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
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Tropical Spastic Paraparesis is a myelopathy related to infection with the HTLV-I virus. It is endemic to Martinique, Jamaica, Colombia and Japan. Key clinical signs include slowly progressing paraparesis with increased DTRs and positive Babinski. (
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1. Victor, M., and Ropper, A.H. (2001). Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 7th Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York. | |
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Guess the disease!
Question ID: 02210701
Question written by J. Douglas Miles, (C) 2006-2009, all rights reserved.
Created: 02/21/2007
Modified: 02/21/2007
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