CNS Flashcards
BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION
Sedation, subjective high, slower reaction time
50 to 100mg/dl
Blood alcohol concentration
Impaired driving ability
60 to 80mg/dl
Blood alcohol concentration.
Impaired motor function , slurred speech, ataxia
100 to 200mg/dl
Blood alcohol concetration
Emesis, stupor
200 to 300mg/dl
Blood alcohol concentration
Respiratory depression
> 500mg/dl
Alcohol intoxication:
A: taxi
C:onfusion
O:pthalmoplegia
WERNICKE SYNDROME
WEIRD ACO
Brain changes seen in wernicke korsakoff syndrome
Hemorrhagic necrosis of mamillary bodies
Upturned nose, mild midfacial hypoplasia, long upper lip with THIN VERMILLION BORDER, LOWER DIGITAL HYPOPLASIA
FETAL HYDANTOIN SYNDROME
Drug of choice for trigeminal neuralgia
Carbamamazepine
Se: teratogen: cranionfacialmalformation and spinabifida
Doc for absence seizure
Ethosuximide
Drug for neuropathic pain
( postherpetic neuralgia), migraine
GABAPENTIN
Limits use of lamotrigine
SJS/TEN
Bipolar affective disorder (first line for mania)
Valproic aci
Doc choice migraine
Gabapentin