Organic Disorders Flashcards
What are neurological causes of psychosis?
- Epilepsy
- Head injury
- Brain tumour
- Dementia
- Encephalitis
- Neurosyphylis
- Brain abscess
- CVA
What are endocrine causes of psychosis?
- Hyper/hypothyroidism
- Cushing’s
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Addison’s disease
What metabolic problems can cause psychosis?
- Uraemia
- Sodium imbalance
- Prophyria
What systemic illnesses can cause psychosis?
SLE
What medications can cause psychosis?
- Steroids
- L-dopa
- Isoniazid
- Anticholinergics
- Antihypertensives
- Anticonvulsants
- Methylphenidate
What drugs of abuse can cause psychosis?
- Cocaine
- LSD
- Cannabis
- PCP
- Amphetamines
- Opiods
What are neurological causes of depression?
- CVA
- Epilepsy
- Parkinson’s
- Brain tumour
- Dementia
- MS
- Huntingtons
- Head injury
What are infectious causes of depression?
- HIV
- EBV
- Brucellosis
What are endocrine/metabolic causes of depression?
- Hypothyroidism
- Cushing’s
- Addison’s
- Parathyroidism
- Vitamin deficiency - B12, folate
- Porphyria
What are cardiac causes of depression?
- MI
- CCF
What are systemic causes of depression?
- SLE
- RA
- Cancer
What are medications which can cause depression?
- Analgesia
- AntiHTN
- L-dopa
- Anticonvulsants
- Antibiotics
- Steroids
- COCP
- Cytotoxics
- Salbutamol
What drugs of abuse can cause depression?
- Alcohol
- BDZs
- Cannabis
- Opiods
What are neurological causes of mania?
- CVA
- Epilepsy
- Brain tumour
- Head injury
- MS
What are endocrine causes mania?
Hyperthryoidism
What medications can cause mania?
- Steroids
- Antidepressants
- Interferon
- Isoniazid
- Cytotoxics
What drugs of abuse can cause mania?
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- Amphetamines
What are neurological causes of anxiety?
- Epilepsy
- Head injury
- CVA
- Brain tumour
- MS
- Parkinsons Disease
What medications can cause anxiety?
- Antidepressants
- Anti-HTN
What drugs of abuse can cause anxiety?
- Alcohol
- BDZs
- Caffeine
- Cannabis
- Cocaine
- LSD
- MDMA
- Amphetamines
