Central Nervous System drugs Flashcards
Most effective for spasticity of cerebral origin
Dantrolene sodium
Group of disorders characterized by excessive excitability of neurons in the CNS
Epilepsy
Group of disorders characterized by excessive excitability of neurons in the CNS
Epilepsy
General term that applies to all type of epileptic events
Seizure
General term that applies to all type of epileptic events
Seizure
Abnormal motor phenomenon
Convulsion
Assess motor symptoms and the extent which they interfere with activities of daily living
Assessment
Inform patients that benefits may be delayed for weeks to months
Implementation
Drug that block receptors for ACh
Anticholinergic agents
Improve the patient’s ability to carry out activities of daily life
Therapeutic Goal
Slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorders characterized by tremor, rigidity postural instability and slowed movement
Parkinson’s disease
Slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorders characterized by tremor, rigidity postural instability and slowed movement
Parkinson’s disease
Treatment of respiratory depression caused by drug overdose and COPD
Doxapram
Given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive
Methylprenidate
Impedes the entry of drugs into the brain
Blood brain barrier
Conducting an action potential down the axon of the neuron
Axonal conduction
Process by which information is carried across the gap between neuron and postsynaptic cell
Synaptic Transmission
Bind to a carrier protein and act at a receptor resulting in increased GABA in the brain
Gabapentin
Effective against partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures but not absence seizures
Phenobarbital
Most commonly prescribed anticonvulsant drug
Phenytoin
