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Case 8 Flashcards

1
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Catecholamine

A

catchol ring with an amine side chain, derived from tyrosine

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Tyrosine

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dietary essential, transports across the BBB, converted to L-DOPA in the brain

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Tyrosine hydroxylase

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converts tyrosine to L-DOPA

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L-DOPA

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Precursor for dopamine

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DOPA decarboxylase

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converts L-DOPA to dopamine

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Dopamine

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catcholamine

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D1 receptors

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D1 receptors – type 1 and 5, G-protein coupled receptors linked to stimulatory neurotransmission

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D2 receptors

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type 2, 3, 4, G-protein coupled receptors linked to inhibitory neurotransmission

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D2 short

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pre-synaptically situated, autoreceptors, serves to regulate dopamine levels in synaptic cleft

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D2 long

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– postsynaptic receptor

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Nigrostriatal

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pars compacta to caudate and putamen, where is regulates the role of the basal ganglia

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Mesolimbic

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ventral tegmental area in the midbrain to the limbic regions

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Mesocortical

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ventral tegmental area in the midbrain to the frontal cortex

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Tuberoinfundibular

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tuberal region to median eminence, dopamine acts to inhibit prolactin release

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15
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Schizophrenia

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mental health disorder with abnormal behaviour

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Positive symptom

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Extra behaviours such as hallucination or delusion

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Negative symptoms

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withdrawn behaviours

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Delusion

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incorrect belief

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Reference delusion

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believes passages are directed at them

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Persecution delusion

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external forces trying to damage them

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Control delusion

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believes someone controls ones thoughts

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Bizarre delusion

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totally abnormal delusion

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Grandiosity delusion

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believe they have a divine purpose

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Hypochrondriacal delusion

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Belief that they are rotten or diseased

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Hallucination

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perception without an object

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Stereotypies

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purposeless acts that are carried out repetitively

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Catatonia

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expressionless, motionless and mute

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Catalepsy

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limbs can be manipulated

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Neologisms

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new words invented

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Echolalia

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repeat what another person is saying

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Echpraxia

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mimics another person

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Affective flattening

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lose natural reactions to usual social cues

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-

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-

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Premorbid phase

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no major symptom, some general coping deficiences, may only realise this phase in retrospect

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Prodromal phase

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subclinical symptoms

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Prodrome

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early symptom that may indicate the start of a disease, before specific symptoms occur

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Middle phase

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symptomatic periods

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Late illness phase

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illness pattern established, stabilisation

39
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Dopamine hypothesis

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drugs which increase dopamine (cocaine) cause positive symptoms, drugs which block D2 receptors positively treat schizophrenia

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Glutamate hypothesis

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diminished activation of NMDA in the brain

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Glutamate NMDA receptor

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N-methyl-D-aspartate

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Haloperidol

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strong D2 antagonist, conventional antipsychotic, acts at other receptors (↑ side effects)

43
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Olanzapine

A

Weak D2 antagonist, 2nd generation, more selective than conventional

44
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Risperidone

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Strong D2 antagonist, atypical, excess of dopamine in mesocortical tract-elimination of negative symptoms

45
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Clozapine

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Weak D2 antagonist, 2nd generation, used in treatment resistant schizophrenia, abundant side effects, best binds D4

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Treatment resistant schizophrenia

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if 2 antipsychotics fail

47
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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idiosyncratic response, hyperthermia, tachycardia, muscular rigisity

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Hyperprolactinaemia

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increased prolactiv release due to reduced D2 in the tuberinfundibular pathway

49
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EIS

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early intervention service they deal with first episodes then hang around for 3 years to help schizophrenics get back to work and school and normality

50
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prevalence of schizophrenia

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1%

51
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More common in men or women

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men

52
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Change of developing if you have a first degree relative with schizophrenia

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10%

53
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Monozygotic twin concordance of schizophrenia

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50%

54
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non-identical twin concordance

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15-18%

55
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Effect if you smoke cannabis

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double, or 6times if you smoke in your teens

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