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Pharm Lesson 16
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
Question | Answer |
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Absence epilepsy | Absence of convulsions characterized by a sudden 10–30 second loss of consciousness with no falling; formerly called petit mal |
Alzheimer’s disease | Dementia characterized by a devastating, progressive decline in cognitive function, followed by increasingly severe impairment in social and occupational functioning |
Anticholinergics | Drugs that block the action of the parasympathetic nervous system |
Anticonvulsants | Medication used to reduce the number and/or severity of seizures in patients with epilepsy |
Antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy | Medical therapy aimed at treating and/or reducing seizure activity |
Antiparkinsonian drugs | Medications used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease to relieve symptoms and maintain mobility, but do not cure the disease |
Drug-induced parkinsonism (DIP) | The inducement of Parkinson-like symptoms due to drug administration |
Epilepsy | A recurrent paroxysmal disorder of brain function characterized by sudden attacks of altered consciousness, motor activity, or sensory impairment |
Febrile seizures | Seizures associated with high temperatures |
Mixed seizure | Having more than one type of seizure |
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome | Characterized by delirium, rigid muscles, fever and autonomic nervous system instability |
Parkinson’s disease | A chronic neurological disorder characterized by fine, slowly spreading muscle tremors, rigidity and weakness of muscles, and shuffling gait |
Partial seizures | Also known as temporal lobe seizures - The onset is limited to one cerebral hemisphere and involves no loss of consciousness |
Psychomotor epilepsy | Also known as temporal lobe epilepsy because of the area in the brain that is involved; characterized by temporary impairment of consciousness, confusion, loss of judgment, and abnormal acts, even crimes and hallucinations, but no convulsions |
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) | A condition marked by an intolerable creeping sensation or itching in the lower extremities causing almost irresistible urge to move the legs |
Status epilepticus | Continual attacks of convulsive seizures without intervals of consciousness |
Temporal lobe seizures | Also known as psychomotor epilepsy because of the area in the brain that is involved; characterized by temporary impairment of consciousness, confusion, loss of judgment, and abnormal acts, even crimes and hallucinations, but no convulsions |
Tonic-clonic | Seizures characterized by an abrupt loss of consciousness and falling with tonic extension of trunk and extremities |
Unilateral seizures | Affect only one side of the body |