Treatment of Neurodegenrative diseases Flashcards
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Dementia means ?
Cognitive impairment including memory IN fully cosciouness person
Casues of dementia
Primary Alzhemir
Seondary:
Vacular = storke + infarction
Toxins
Tumor
infections
parkinson
pathopysiology of alzhemir
Extracullular accumulation of B-amyloid plaques
Intracellular accumulation of Tau protein
causing neuronal degenration especially the cholinergics
2 current therapies of Al-zhemir
Cholinimimetics
NMDA Receptor antagonist
Cholinestrase inhibitors ex
Donepazil oral
Rivastigmine oral and Transdermal patch
The only medication approved for Parkinson dementia ?
Rivastigmine
Mention adverse effects of Cholinesterase inhibitors
GIT : NVDA
Bradycardia
Muscle cramps
tremors
Drugn interactions involving CYP450 Except rivastigmine
Adventages of Rivastigmine ?
No drug interaction
Transdemal patch
used in Alzhemir dmentia the only drug !
Mematnie mechnaims describe
its is NMDA Receptor antagnist Preventing ca entering in huge amount preventing Apoptosis of neurons
Adverses of Memantine
Confusion Dizness headache constipation
Constipation
Depression and psychosis of alzemir treat ?>
Depression SSRI AND TCA
PSYCHOSIS AOR
Ariprazole
Olanzopine
Respridone
Autoimmnue inflammatory demyelinating disease of CNS
Multipe sclerosis
Chronic relapsing progressive disease
Mangemetn oF MS
Treatment of Acute episode
Disease modifying drugs
symptomatic treatment
Methylprednisolone dose and form in MS
For acute exacerbations release
1g/d IV for 5 days followd by tepered oral predinsone
Corticosteroids catabolic side effects
Catabolic :
Carbohydrate : hyperglycemia
Fat:lipolysis and fat distribuation
Protein = muscle wasting + Retardation of growth + osteoprosis
may cause pshcosis and depression