Central Nervous System drugs

Question 1

A branch of pharmacology that study the effect of drug that altered the process controlled by the nervous system

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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Question 2

This was the time required of an action potential to travel from the initiation sites near the neuronal soma down to the axon of the neurons

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AXONAL CONDUCTION

Question 3

Its function is to shields the brain from the toxic substances coming from the blood, it also supplies the nutrients in brain tissues and filter the harmful compound coming from the brain.

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BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER

Question 4

This was a chronic sleep disorder by characterizing sudden sleep or daytime drowsiness resulting to unable to move or collapsing

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NARCOLEPSY

Question 5

This was used to treat the narcolepsy and also given to children to increase their attention span and cognitive performance

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METHYLPRENIDATE

Question 6

This was a brain disorder where it causes unintended or uncontrolled movement, it characterized by tremor, rigidity, postural instability and slow movement

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PARKINSONS DISEASE

Question 7

This was the cause of either indirectly or directly activation of the dopamine receptors

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DOPAMINERGIC DRUGS

Question 8

This was a brain disorder and sometimes it is called a seizure disorder, it also said that its cause was identifiable but some various factor says it was cause by genetic influence.

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EPILEPSY

Question 9

This happens when the excitation affects the small area of the brain

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PARTIAL SEIZURE

Question 10

This happens when the excitation causing seizures begins to spread in both hemispheres of the brain at the same time.

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GENERALIZED SEIZURE

Question 11

This was the drug most commonly prescribed to control certain type of seizures or to prevent or treat seizure that may occur during or after a surgery to the brain

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PHENYTOIN

Question 12

This was the group of the sedative-hypnotic drug that is use to treat disorder such as seizures, insomnia or neonatal withdrawal.

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BARBITUATES

Question 13

This was use on the variety of neurobehavioral disorders including partial seizure and tonic - clonic seizures

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CARBAMAZEPINE

Question 14

This was a drug that treat a partial seizures by decreasing the abnormal excitement in the brain. also it treats tremor that is associated to bipolar disorder

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GABAPENTIN

Question 15

This drug helps reduce muscle pain and stiffness also the most effective for spasticity of cerebral origin such cerebral palsy

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DANTROLENE SODIUM

Question 16

This was the group of drugs that is used to treat the disturbance of in mood such as depression

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STABILIZING DRUGS

Question 17

Its function on the spinal cord nerve was to decrease the number and severity of the muscle spasms that is causes by the spinal cord conditions

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BACLOFEN

Question 18

This was a condition where the baby withdraw a certain drugs that is cause of being exposed in the womb before birth

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ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

Question 19

It occurs after the cessation of the substance use. it characterized withdrawal syndrome with a duration of 1hr to several days, its not life threatening but a suicidal ideation might occur

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OPIOID ADDICTION

Question 20

This was a type of sedative medication that slows the body and brain function

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BENZODIAZEPINES