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ASHI691:
Why We Fall Apart: The Neuroscience and
Neurophysiology of Aging
Dr. Olav E. [email protected]
Lecture 5:PARKINSONS DISEASE
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TheBasalGanglia
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Cortical Motor System
Primary motor cortexExecution of movement
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Somatotopy in M1
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Cortical Motor System
Pre-motor cortexMovement planning/sequencing
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Cortical Motor System
Posterior parietal cortex (PPC)Sensory guidance of movement
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Subcortical Motor System:Basal Ganglia
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Basal Ganglia Circuit
Cortex
Striatum
ThalamusGPe
STN
GPi/SNrexcitatoryinhibitory
Direct pathway
Indirect pathway
• Gpi/SNr output is inhibitory
• Gpi/SNr input from the striatum is inhibitory, whereas input from the STN is excitatory
M1, PMSMA
SNc
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Parkinson’s Disease
Cortex
Striatum
ThalamusGPe
STN
GPi/SNrexcitatoryinhibitory
Direct pathway
Indirect pathway
• Decreased output of SNcdopaminergic projections• Decrease inhibition in direct pathway
• Increase excitation in indirect pathway
• Net effect: more inhibition of thalamus and therefore less excitatory input to motor cortex
M1, PMSMA
SNc
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Subcortical Motor System:Basal Ganglia
So what is the basal ganglia circuit doing?
• “Brake” Hypothesis
B.G. essentially acts like a brake to prevent unwanted movement
Cortex
Striatum
ThalamusGPe
STN
GPi/SNrexcitatoryinhibitory
Direct pathway
Indirect pathway
M1, PMSMA
SNc
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Subcortical Motor System:Basal Ganglia
Behavioral effects when damaged can include
•Resting tremor•Akinesia (paucity of mov’t)•Muscular rigidity•Unstable posture•Bradykinesia (slowness of voluntary mov’t)
•Tic-like involuntary movements•Hemiballism (sudden involuntary large scale mov’t)
•Possibly obsessive compulsive disorder, Tourette’s, stuttering
•Assorted cognitive deficits (e.g., aphasia)
Parkinson’s disease
Huntington’s disease
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What is Parkinson’s Disease?
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Defining IPD
• Named after James Parkinson who published 'An Essay on the Shaking Palsy' in 1817, which established Parkinson’s as a recognised medical condition.
• He studied at the London Hospital Medical College, qualifying as a surgeon in 1784 when he was 29.
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The term "parkinsonism" refers to any condition that involves a combination of the types of changes in
movement seen in Parkinson's disease, which happens to be the most common condition causing this group of
symptoms.
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ParkinsonDisease(PD)
• Usuallyidiopathic• Substantianigradegenerationcausesdopaminedeficiencyinstriatumàmotorsymptoms
• Dopaminergictherapyrelievesmotorsymptoms
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• Male or Female• Ages 50 – 80 (can be earlier than 20)• 55,000 in Canada (0.2% of population)• Reduces life expectancy due to increased
incidence of infection associated with chronic immobility
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• caused by progressive deterioration of dopamine producing nerve cells in the basal ganglia
• insufficient dopamine disturbs the balance between dopamine and other transmitters, such as acetylcholine.
• without dopamine, the nerve cells cannot properly transmit messages, and this results in the loss of muscle function.
• the exact reason that the cells of the brain deteriorate is unknown.
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1. Dopamine producing neurons die2. More Lewy bodies – abnormal proteins that inhibit regular brain function
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Pathology
Reduced dopaminergic output
from SN
Inclusion bodies (Lewy bodies) develop in
nigral cells
Degeneration in other basal
ganglia nuclei
Neurons in subthalamic nucleus become more active than usual in inhibiting activation of the cortex
Bradykinesia
Depletion of pigmented dopaminergic neurons in
SN
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Dopamine
concentrated in very specific groups of neurons collectively called the basal ganglia
HO
HO
NH2
Dopamine
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Nigrostriatal system: motor control
Mesolimbic: regulating emotional behavior
Mesocortical: executive control, reinforcement learning
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Defining IPD
Parkinsonism
Multiple systems atrophy
Progressive supranuclear
palsy
Lewy body dementia
Vascular parkinsonism
Drug-induced parkinsonism
IPD
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Differential diagnosis of parkinsonism• Parkinson disease (idiopathic or genetic)
• Parkinson-plus degenerations (dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, multiple system atrophy)
• Drug-induced parkinsonism (anti-dopaminergics)
• Rare but treatable in young people: Wilson disease and Dopa-responsive dystonia
• Other: “vascular” parkinsonism, brain trauma, CNS infection
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• Parkinson’s Disease not just a motor problem:
• Depression• Dementia• Hallucinations• Overall mental deterioration
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Parkinson disease: Common early complaints
• Resting tremor• Writing smaller; harder to do buttons• Slowness, “weakness”, limb not working well• Stiff or achy limb• Stoop, shuffle-walk, “dragging” leg(s)• Trouble getting out of chairs or turning in bed• Low or soft voice
• Non-motor: anosmia, dream enactment, constipation, anxiety, depression, “passiveness”
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Symptoms
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Clinical features
IPD
Bradykinesia
Rigidity
RestingTremor
Postural instability
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Clinical features
RestingTremor
Pill-rolling atrest
Arms/legs/feet
/jaw/tongue
Present:-At rest-When
distracted
Diminished:-On action
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Tremor• An involuntary
movement which may affect the head, limbs, or entire body.
• Most apparent when limb is related and supported
• Increased with stress• Ceased during sleep
• Decreased with intentional movements
• ‘Pill rolling tremor’ if most prominent in fingers and hand
• Most bothersome, yet least disabling of all symptoms
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Clinical features
Rigidity
Cogwheelrigidity(upper limbs)
Increased tonewhen opposite
arm movesactively
Lead piperigidity(legs)
Flexed posture
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Rigidity• Muscular stiffness
and increased muscle tone
• Patients usually unaware of rigidity but troubled with slowness
• More apparent to doctor than patient
• Cogwheeling (affect when moving arms)
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Clinical features
Bradykinesia
Difficulty initiating
movement
Poor rapid fine
movements(fingers)
Facial immobility
(hypomimia)
Reducedspontaneous
blinking
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Bradykinesia/Akinesia
• Akinesia: inability to move• Bradykinesia: slowness of movement
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Postural instabilit
y
Loss of postural reflexes
Retropulsion
Difficulty making turns
Clinical features
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Postural Instability• Impaired righting
ability• Toe-first walk
develops• Decreased arm swing
when walking
• Posture stooped, knees flexed while walking
• Unsteadiness while turning
• Falls will occur
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Clinical featuresGait:
i) Stoopingii) Slow to initiate walkingiii) Shortened strideiv) Rapid small steps (shuffling)v) Tendency to run (festinating)vi) Reduced arm swingvii) Impaired balance on turning
• Falls common in later stages.• Parkinson’s gait
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Clinical features• Speech
-Monotone àtremulous, slurring dysarthria.-Soft, rapid, indistinct.
• Cognitive
-Cognitive impairment in 1/3 of patients (loss of executive functions including planning/decision-making/controlling emotions).
-Depression.
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Clinical features
-Constipation/heartburn/dribbling/ dysphagia/weight loss.
-Greasy skin.-Micrographia (small cramped writing).
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Clinical features
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Postural Instability• Impaired righting
ability• Toe-first walk
develops• Decreased arm swing
when walking
• Posture stooped, knees flexed while walking
• Unsteadiness while turning
• Falls will occur
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Stage 1
• Mild one sided tremor or rigidity• Affected arm in semiflexed position with
tremor• Patient leans to affected side
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Stage 2• Bilateral involvement• Early postural
changes
• Slow, shuffling gait• Decreased stride
length
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Stage 3• Pronounced gait
disturbances• Moderate
generalization disability
• Balanced is a major problem
• Server tremor, rigidity and/or brandykinesia
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Stage 4
• Significant disability• Limited ambulation with assistance
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Stage 5
• Loss of ability to function independently• Brandykinesia very severe• Independent mobility impossible
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Treatment
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Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
• Since PD is related to a deficiency of dopamine, it would be appropriate to administer dopamine
• Problem: Dopamine cannot cross BBB
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Levodopa
used to increase dopamine levelscan cross the blood-brain barrier
(dopamine cannot)
once in CNS metabolized to dopamine
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PD: meds for motor symptoms
• L-dopa (with carbidopa) is most effective and usually best tolerated
• Dopamine agonists (ropinirole, pramipexole)
• Others have only modest benefits (MAO-B inhibitors, anticholinergics, amantadine)
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Debate as to why it works!
Alleviates motor symptoms
Not a cure!
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EarlyPD:Whentostartmeds?
• Drugsaresymptomatic,not neuroprotectiveorneurotoxic
• Levelofpatientfunctionisbestguide
• Responsetodopaminergictherapy(especiallyl-dopa)isthebestavailable“test”forPD
**Rememberthevalueofexercise!**
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Whichtreatmenttostart?
• L-dopamosteffectiveformotorsymptomsingeneral(bradykinesia,tremor,gaitchanges)
• Familyphysicianscanstartlevodopa!!
• Dopamineagonistscausemorenon-motorsideeffects,andarebestavoidedinpatientsabove70
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TreatmentpearlsinearlyPD• FearnotL-dopa.“DelayingL-dopa”isofnobenefitlong-term.
• Treatmoreforsymptomsandfunction,andlessforhowthepatient“looks”.
• Genericsarefine.
• Allowadequatedoseandtimetoworkbeforeconcluding“failure”or“notPD”.
• Restingtremormaybemedicationrefractoryinsomepatients;don’tconclude“notPD”.
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Levodopa
• Mosteffectiveoverallformotorsymptoms
• AfineoptionforinitialtherapyofPD
• Bymidtolatediseaseitisalmostalwaysneeded
• Non-motorsideeffectsincludenausea,orthostasis,sleepiness,hallucinations;butnotasmuchasotherPDdrugs
• Motorsideeffect:dyskinesias
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Dopamineagonists(ropinirole,pramipexole,rotigotine)
• Canbemonotherapyinearlydisease;needl-dopa inmidtolatedisease
• Canaddtol-dopa toreduceOFFtime
• Frequentsideeffects!Nausea,sleepattacks,hypotension,compulsivebehaviors,LEedemaL
• Morepronethanl-dopa tocausinghallucinationsandconfusion.Cautioninolderordementedpatients!L
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MidtolatePD:atrickybusiness
• Moremotorcomplicationsincludingdyskinesias andON-OFFfluctuations
• Moredrug-resistantmotorsymptoms(e.g.impairedbalancewithfalls)
• Morenonmotor symptoms(especiallydementiaandhallucinations)
• Moremedications,somoresideeffects
Managingthesecomplexitiesrequiresexperience.
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“Motorcomplications”asPDprogresses
• Fluctuations.Medicationwearsoffbeforenextdose.OFFperiodsworseasdiseaseprogresses.
• Dyskinesias (usuallyatthepeakofON).
• Needlargerand/ormorefrequentmeddoses,orcombinationsofdrugs.
• Deepbrainstimulationanoptionforsome patientswithmedicallyrefractorymotorcomplications.
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Depressionandanxiety
• It’snotjustbecauseofthestressofthediagnosis
• Motorsymptomsandwearingoffcaninteractwithmoodandanxietylevels
• Canmisinterpret“pokerface”asdepression.Askthepatient!
• SSRI’scanwork;avoidbenzodiazepines
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Depressionandanxiety:otherconsiderations
• Considersupportservices/psychotherapyforpatientsandcaregivers
• Geriatricpsychiatristsusuallyhavebetterexpertiseinthispopulation
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REMsleepbehaviordisorder
• Typicallyinmen,oftenyearsbeforemotorsymptoms
• Complexmovementsorfighting• Usuallyearlyinthemorning,varyingfrequency
• Patientorbedpartnerinjury
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Insomnia
• Canbeprimaryorsecondary• Addresssleephygiene• Reviewmedlist• Treatnighttimemotorsymptoms• ThinkaboutOSA• Treatpsychiatriccomorbidities• Sedative/hypnotics:melatonin,trazodone,mirtazapine,clonazepam(ifRBD)
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Hypersomnia
• PDincreasessleepneedformanypatients• Poorsleepatnight(manycauses)• ThinkaboutOSA• Reviewmedlist(makespecialnoteofdopamineagonists,anticholinergics,benzos,othersedatives)
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Fatigue• “Tired”,“Wipedout”,“Noenergy”Isit:Sleepiness?Wearingoff?Motor?Mood?• Isolatedfatiguecanbedisabling• Noestablishedtreatment,thoughanti-depressantsandstimulantshavebeentried
• Encouragelightexercise,hobbies,etc• Webadlyneedbettertreatmentsforthis
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Hallucinations&DementiainPD
• ComplicatemanylongstandingPDcases• Hallucinationsareusuallyvisual• Maincontributorsarediseaseprogression(brainpathologicchanges),age,andmeds
• Olderpatientsmuchmoreatrisk• Markerforincreasedmorbidity,mortality,andinstitutionalization