Lecture 9 - Anticonvulsants

Question 1

6 catorgies of neuro drugs

Answer 1

• Sedative
  
  • Exerts a calming effect
• Hypnotic
  * Sleep inducing
• Anticonvulsant
  * Acts to inhibit seizures
• Anxiolytics and antidepressants
  * Reduces anxiety and/or depression
• Antipsychotic (sometimes called neuroleptics)
  * Tranquilizers used in treatment of psychotic disorders
• Mood stabilizer
  * Anti-manic agents, often described as those with both anti-manic and antidepressant actions