11.6.2013(psychiatry,schizhophrenia,mood Disorders) 34 Flashcards
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Who described hebephrenic?
Hacker
Who described catatonia
Kahlbaum
Neurotransmitters implicated in schizhophrenia
Increased: Dopamine Serotonin Norepinephrine Decreased: GABA altered: Glutamate CCK Neurostatin
Major metabolite of dopamine
Homovanillic acid
Drugs causing schizhophrenia like syndrome
Amphetamine Mescaline LSD Cocaine Alcohol withdrawal Ketamine/phencyclidine Barbiturate withdrawal Belladona
Diseases causing schizhophrenia like syndrome
Early Huntington Wilson Hemochromatosis AIP homocystinuria
Amphetamine causes features similar to
Paranoid schizhophrenia
Characteristic features of LSD
Flashbacks
Bad trips
Characteristic features of cannabis
Run amok
Flash back
Amotivation syndrome
Characteristic features of cocaine
Magnan symptoms
Morbid jealousy is seen with which substance abuse
Alcohol
Mc Ewan sign
Alcohol
Mental disorders with heritability of 80%
Schizhophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Risk of schizhophrenia if family members are affected
Monozygotic twin:50%
Both parents:40%
One parent:12%
Non twin sibling:8%
Type of delusion in first rank symptoms
Primary autochthonous delusion
Most common hallucination in schizhophrenia
Auditory
First symptom to disappear after Rx of schizhophrenia
Auditory hallucination(1st symptom to reappear after resistance)
Characteristic feature of Hebephrenic schizhophrenia
Senseless giggling and mirror gazing
Commonest type of schizhophrenia
Paranoid
2nd most common type of schizhophrenia
Hebephrenic
Schizhophrenia types with worst prognosis
- Hebephrenic
2. simple
Schizhophrenia with best prognosis
Catatonic
Onset of catatonic schizhophrenia
Acute and late
Types of catatonic schizhophrenia
Excitatory
Stuporous