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Neuro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bupropine hydrochloride | depression, seasonal affective disorder, smoking cessation |
| dantrolene | spasticity r/t cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, Multiple sclerosis, malignant hyperthermia |
| phenelzine | depression (last resort) |
| amitriptyline | improves mood, migraines, smoking cessation |
| venlafaxine | major depression, social anxiety, general anxiety |
| fluxetine | major depression, bipolar, panic disorder, OCD, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, bulima |
| lithium | controls acute manic episodes in bipolar |
| levodopa-carbidopa | mild-mod parkinsons disease |
| selegiline | parkinsons, major depression |
| pramipexole | parkinsons, resltess leg syndrome |
| buspirone | anxiety, initiate sleep |
| diazepam | anxiety, muscle spasms, seizures, sleep, acute alcohol withdrawl |
| carbamazepine | tonic-clonic, partial seizures, bipolar, trigeminal neuralgia |
| phenytoin | tonic-clonic, partial seizures |
| valproic acid | all seizures, bipolar (mania), migraines |
| memantine | mild-moderate alzheimers, slows the decline in functioning |
| donepezil | mild-mod alzheimers, increases cognitive function |
| modafinil | narcolepsy, shift work sleepiness, obstructive sleep apnea, ADHD |
| methylphenidate | ADHD, narcolepsy |
| amphetamine+dextroamphetamine sulfate | ADHD, narcolepsy, obesity |
| baclofen | spinal cord injury, paraplegic, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscoskeletal injury |