Basal ganglia dysfunction is a problem with the basal ganglia, the deep brain structures that help start and control movement.
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsConditions that cause injury to the brain can damage the basal ganglia. Such conditions include:
Many brain disorders are associated with basal ganglia dysfunction. They include:
This list may not be all-inclusive.
SymptomsDamage to the basal ganglia cells may cause problems with one's ability to control speech, movement, and posture. A person with basal ganglia dysfunction may difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement. Depending on which area is affected, there may also be problems with memory and other thought processes.
In general, symptoms vary and may include:
The health care provider will perform a complete physical and neurological exam. Depending on the results, blood tests and imaging studies of the brain may be needed.
TreatmentTreatment depends on the cause of the disorder.
Expectations (prognosis)How well a person does depends on the cause of the dysfunction. Some causes are reversible, while others require lifelong treatment.
Calling your health care providerCall your health care provider if you have any abnormal or involuntary movements, unexplainable falls, or if you or others notice that you are shaky or slow.
Basal ganglia dysfunction is a problem with the basal ganglia, the deep brain structures that help start and control movement.
Alternative NamesExtra-pyramidal syndrome
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsConditions that cause injury to the brain can damage the basal ganglia. Such conditions include:
Many brain disorders are associated with basal ganglia dysfunction. They include:
This list may not be all-inclusive.
SymptomsDamage to the basal ganglia cells may cause problems with one's ability to control speech, movement, and posture. A person with basal ganglia dysfunction may have difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement. Depending on which area is affected, there may also be problems with memory and other thought processes.
In general, symptoms vary and may include:
The health care provider will perform a complete physical and neurological exam. Depending on the results, blood tests and imaging studies of the brain may be needed. This may include:
Treatment depends on the cause of the disorder.
Expectations (prognosis)How well a person does depends on the cause of the dysfunction. Some causes are reversible, while others require lifelong treatment.
Calling your health care providerCall your health care provider if you have any abnormal or involuntary movements, unexplainable falls, or if you or others notice that you are shaky or slow.
ReferencesLang A. Parkinsonism. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 433.
Lang A. Other movement disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 434.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 09/26/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Damage to the basal ganglia cells may cause problems with one's ability to control speech, movement, and posture. A person with basal ganglia dysfunction may have difficulty starting, stopping, or sustaining movement.Parkinson's disease and other neurological disorders.
What is the most significant neurotransmitter in the basal ganglia? dopamine
In vertebrates the basal ganglia is located in the base of the forebrain. The basal ganglia is associated with a variety of functions such as voluntary motor control, eye habits and emotional functions.
As basal ganglia is involved in controlling your muscle activity, any lesions or damages to your basal ganglia might cause hypertonia and/or various abnormal involuntary and purposeless movements. Some examples of diseases that are related to basal ganglia are parkinson's disease, chorea, athetosis and hemiballismus.
The Basal Nuclei or the Basal Ganglia
The plural of ganglion is ganglia or ganglions.
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basal ganglia
Disruptions in other portions of the basal ganglia are thought to cause tics, tremors , dystonia, and a variety of other movement disorders
Basal ganglia calcification, also known as Fahr disease, is a rare genetically dominant, inherited neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement.Build-up in your basal ganglia can also happen because of infection, problems with your parathyroid gland, and for other reasons. When it happens this way, it is also known as basal ganglia calcification, but is different from the genetic form of the disease.
basal ganglia
Not really. Basal ganglia are a grouping of nerve cell bodies that are associated with various parts of the brain, mostly for sensory input, and one of these associations is the cerbrum.