CHAP 22 - 23 Flashcards
most common type of psychosis
schizophrenia
state of hyperexcitablity ; severe depression
Mania
daytme sleep and loss of wakefulness
Narcolepsy
dopamine receptor blockers treat disorders involving thought process
antipsychotic
called neuroleptic agents and known as major tranquilizers
Antipsychotic
for manic episodes
Lithium salts
treat attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. first line medication for ADHD
Methylphenidate,
treat sleepiness due to narcolepsy,
Modafinil,
collect of diff syndromes; charac by seizures
Epilepsy
sudden discharge of excessive energy
Energy
tonic-clonic reaction to electrical energy
Convulsions
dramatic tonic-clonic seizures
grandmal seizures
absent seizures
petitmal seizures
short sporadic periods of muscle contractions
Myoclonic seizures
high fevers and involve convulsions
Febrile seizures
most dangerous seizure
Status epilepticus
a neurological condition
characterized by two or more
unprovoked seizures
epilepsy
Stablizie nerve membranes
Hydantoins
used for emergency epilepticus and acute seizures
Phenobarbital
alternate of tonicclonic seizures
Primidone
effects of gamma aminobutyric acide
Benzodiazepines
modulates inhibitory neuro
Succinimides