Sleep-related movement disorders — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Tourette syndrome may present with _____, which is involuntary obscene speech (40% of patients)

Answer: coprolalia

Flashcard 2: Which movement disorder presents as subjective restlessness and an intense urge to move? _____

Answer: Akathisia

Flashcard 3: Non-specific symptoms of _____ withdrawal (stimulant or depressant) include anxiety, tremor, insomnia, and seizures

Answer: depressant

Flashcard 4: Which stage of sleep does bruxism (teeth grinding) occur? _____

Answer: Stage N2

Flashcard 5: Which stage of sleep do sleepwalking and night terrors occur? _____

Answer: Stage N3

Flashcard 6: What is the primary neurotransmitter that inhibits REM sleep?

Answer: norepinephrine (NE)

Flashcard 7: What sleep changes are common in the elderly?

Answer: less REM and slow-wave sleep more latency and awakenings

Flashcard 8: stage N3

Answer: deep sleep, sleepwalking, night terrors, bedwetting

Extra: delta waves

Flashcard 9: REM

Answer: dreaming, loss of motor tone, high brain activity

Extra: beta waves (like being fully awake)

Flashcard 10: What three drugs are associated with reduced REM and Stage N3 sleep?

Answer: alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbituates