Chapter 22 - Anticonvulsants, Antiparkinsonian Drugs, And Agents For Alzheimer's Disease

Question 1

Absence seizure

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Answer 1

Absence of convulsions characterized by a sudden pain 10-30 second loss of consciousness with no falling; formerly called “petit mall”.

Question 2

Alzheimer’s disease

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Answer 2

Dementia characterized by a devastating, progressive decline in cognitive function, followed by increasingly severe impairment in social and occupational functioning.

Question 3

Anticholinergics

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Answer 3

Drugs that block the action of the parasympathetic nervous system.

Question 4

Anticonvulsants

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Answer 4

medications used to reduce the number or severity of seizures in patients with epilepsy.

Question 5

Antiepileptic Drug Therapy (AED)

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Answer 5

Medical therapy aimed at treating and/or reducing seizure activity.

Question 6

Antiparkinsonian Drugs

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Medications used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease to relieve symptoms and maintain mobility but that do not cure the disease.

Question 7

Drug-induced Parkinsonism (DIP)

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Answer 7

the inducement of Parkinson-like symptoms because of Drug Administration.

Question 8

Epilepsy

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Answer 8

A recurrent paroxysmal disorder of brain function characterized by sudden attacks of altered consciousness, motor activity, or sensory impairment.

Question 9

Febrile seizures

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Answer 9

Seizures associated with high temperatures.

Question 10

Mixed seizure

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Answer 10

Having more than one type of seizure.

Question 11

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

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Answer 11

Characterized by delirium, rigid muscles, fever, and autonomic nervous system instability.

Question 12

Parkinson’s disease

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Answer 12

A chronic neurological disorder characterized by fine, slowly spreading muscle Tremors, rigidity and weakness of muscles, and shuffling gait.

Question 13

Partial seizures

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Also known as focal seizures. The onset is limited to one area of the brain.

• A partial seizure may be preceded by a subjective but recognizable sensation (an aura) that a seizure is going to occur.
• also known as psychomotor epilepsy or temporal lobe seizures.

Question 14

Primary generalized seizure

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Answer 14

A classification of seizures in which widespread electrical discharges occur in the brain, involving both sides of the brain.

Question 15

Psychomotor epilepsy

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Also known as temporal lobe epilepsy or focal seizures because of the area in the brain that is involved; characterized by temporary impairment of consciousness, confusion, loss of judgment, and abnormal acts, even crimes and hallucinations, but no convulsions.

• also known as partial seizures or temporal lobe seizures.

Question 16

Restless legs syndrome (RLS)

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Answer 16

A condition marked by an intolerable creeping sensation or itching in the lower extremities, causing almost irresistible urge to move the legs.

Question 17

Status epilepticus

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Continual attacks of convulsive seizures without intervals of consciousness.

Question 18

Tonic-clonic seizures

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Answer 18

Seizures characterized by an Abrupt loss of consciousness and falling, with tonic extension of trunk and extremities.

Question 19

Unilateral seizures

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Answer 19

Seizures that affect only one side of the body.

Question 20

Temporal lobe seizures

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Answer 20

• also known as psychomotor epilepsy or partial seizures.