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Pharm Lesson 16
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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