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drugs for central nervous system disorders
Question | Answer |
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Epilepsy | is a fairly common neurologic dishorder charactirized by paroxymal (sudden and recurent sezures) |
Seizures | is caused by disorder abnormal electrical dischargein a chagein behavior of wich th pts is not aware |
Leating to seizures | a pts (Glutamate) an excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter, an gamma-aminobutyric (Gaba) an inhibitor neurotransmitter plays the greatest role in Seisures |
Seizures | all epilepsy pts have seizures but not all pts with seizures have epilepsy |
Partial Seizures | A specific area almost results from injury to the cerebral cortex (DOES NOT LOSE CONSIOUSNESS) |
General seisures | involves simultaneous malfuntioning both hemispheres include: Tonic,Clonic, Absence,Myoclonic, and Atonic seizures |
Seizures the newer drugs are seizures -specifec;that is , | their pharmacologic action is directed toward controlling a certain type of seizure activity. |
The goal on sezures is | to control seizures or redce their frequency to prevent emotional and behavioral changes |
Antiepileptic drugs can alter | the metabolizem of other drugs |
Seizures drug of choise | Clonazepam (Klonopin) a schedule 4 Benzodiazeine is prophylaxis of seizures |
status epilepticus drug of choice | Diazepam (Valium) |
Parkinson Desease drug therapy and Influenza | Amantadine (symmetrel) as a prophylaxis and treatment for influenza |
Anti-parkinsons agents | Levodopa(dopar) the on -off phenomenon |
Anti-pardinsons agents | Catechol-O- Methyl tranferase (COMT)inhibitors |
Tolcapone | increase pts "on -time" by an average of 2-3 hours per day |
ADDHD drug of choice | Dexroamphetamine-amphetamine(Adderall) schellual 2 side effect is depression |
MS drug of choice | Glatiramer acetate (Copaxone) store infreezer |
MS drug of chice | Interferon Beta 1 and 2 (avonex, Rebif) and blacofen (lioresal) |
Alzheimers disease | Depression is part of the desiase OTC herbal remedy (ginkgo) |
AlZheimers disease drug | Donepezil (Aricept) Improve memory and alertness NO NAUSEA OR DIARRHEA |
AlZheimers disease drug | GALANTAMINE (Razadyne)derived from DAFFODIL BULBS |
AlZheimers disease drug | Memantine ( Namenda) works by bloking the glutamate. known as NMDA |