Movement Disorders

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Across
  1. 2. Organizes and motivates actions, and inhibits unwanted actions.
  2. 4. Too much movement.
  3. 6. Slowness of movement.
  4. 11. One of the things that decreases the risk of Parkinson's disease.
  5. 12. Sudden, repetitive movements or sounds that can occur in Tourette syndrome.
  6. 15. Spontaneous movement of the limb out of the person's control.
  7. 16. Electrode implanted in the brain and attached to a pacemaker, which helps control tremors.
  8. 17. Jerky arm movements and facial twitches, gradually affecting walking, speech, and other voluntary movements.
  9. 18. Muscle contractions in neck muscles that cause the head to remain in an uncomfortable position
  10. 19. Controls the vigor of movements.
Down
  1. 1. Uncontrolled movement.
  2. 3. A disease caused by damage to a dopamine pathway, resulting in slow movements, difficulty initiating movements, rigidity of the muscles, and tremors.
  3. 4. A condition associated with repetitive movements and vocal sounds.
  4. 5. Muscle stiffness; common Parkinson's disease symptom
  5. 7. A neurotransmitter involved in movement control.
  6. 8. Protein produced by the gene whose mutation leads to Huntington's disease
  7. 9. Genetic neurological condition passed down from parent to chiild
  8. 10. Causes clumsy movements of the arms and legs, along with loss of balance.
  9. 13. Most common treatment for Parkinson's disease.
  10. 14. A disorder that causes sustained muscle contraction.