Central Nervous System drugs

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Given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive performance

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Methylprenidate

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Treatment of respiratory depression caused by drug overdose and COPD

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Doxapram

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acts like acetylcholine but not inactivated by ACHe

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Succinylcholine

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Study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system

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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

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Group of disorders characterized by excessive excitability of neurons in the CNS

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EPILEPSY

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general term that applies to all types of epileptic events

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SEIZURE

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most commonly prescribed anticonvulsant drug

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PHENYTOIN

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abnormal motor phenomenon

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CONVULSION

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drugs that block receptors for ACh

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Anticholinergic Agents

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Excitation undergoes limited spread from the focus to adjacent cortical areas

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PARTIAL SEIZURES

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directly/ indirectly cause activation of dopamine receptors

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Dopaminergic drugs

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Characterized by falling asleep during normal waking activities

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NARCOLEPSY

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Excitation spreads widely throughout both hemispheres of the brain

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GENERALIZED SEIZURES

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Characteristics: inattentiveness, inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks and impulsivity

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ADHD

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Conducting an action potential down the axon of the neuron

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Axonal Conduction

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Slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity, postural instability and slowed movement

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PARKINSON’S DISEASE

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Defined as involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscle group

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MUSCLE SPASM

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Bind to a carrier protein and act at a receptor resulting in increased GABA in the brain

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GABAPENTIN

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Impedes the entry of drugs into the brain

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BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER

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Process by which information is carried across the gap between neuron and postsynaptic cell

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Synaptic Transmission