Central Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
Nueropharmacology
the area of pharmacology concerned with how medications affect the nervous system.
Blood Brain Barrier
Tolerance
A decreased responsiveness that develops from prolonged drug usage
Physical Defense
Condition in which abruptly stopping drug use will cause a withdrawal syndrome
Axonal Conduction
action potential transmission through the neuron’s axon
Synaptic Transmission
the method through which information is transferred between a neuron and a post-synaptic cell
Narcolepsy
a neurological disease that alters the patterns of sleep and waking. characterized by excessive daytime drowsiness and a potential for unexpected tiredness during any activity
ADHD
Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
Dopaminergic
causing the release of or involving the neurotransmitter dopamine. Parkinson’s disease and a few other endocrine diseases are also treated with medications that have this effect.
Daxapram
Treatment of Respiratory depression
Anticholinergic Agents
Drugs that block receptors for ACh
Analeptics: Xanthine
Stimulate Respiration
Modafinil
Treatment of Narcolepsy
Bradykinesia
Slow movement
Petit mal seizure
A mild form of epilepsy unconciousness without loss of posture
Seizure
Term used to refer to all forms of epileptic incident
Convulsion
motor phenomenon that is abnormal
Phenyton
Seizures can be prevented and controlled using phenytoin (also called an anticonvulsant or antiepileptic drug). It functions by lessening the brain’s ability to disseminate seizure activity.
Generalized Seizures
happens when the unusual electrical activity that causes a seizure starts at the same period in both hemispheres of the brain.
CNS
Central Nervous System
