CNS Drugs Flashcards
(20 cards)
Decrease in sensation of pain.
Analgesic
Generic reference to
morphine-like
drugs/actions
Opioids
Anesthetics can cause loss of all sensation. True or False
True
Dysfunction related to neurotransmitter
imbalance.
Psychotherapeutic
Medications
Conducting an action
potential down the axon of
the neuron
Axonal Conduction
CNS drugs are use for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, relief of pain, production of anesthesia
True
Passage is limited to lipid-soluble
agents or via specific transport
systems
Blood Brain Barrier
What is ADHD means?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What are the Characteristics of ADHD?
inability to concentrate, restlessness, hyperactivity, inability to complete tasks and impulsivity
the treatment for narcolepsy
Modafinil
It is given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive performance
Methylprenidate
NARCOLEPSY
is characterized by falling asleep during normal waking activities
such as driving or talking. It can also make people unable to move and may collapse
True
It stimulate the respiration
Analeptics: Xanthine
What disease can cause a person slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity,
postural instability and slowed
movement
Parkinson’s Disease
Dopaminergic drugs are drugs that block receptors for ACh
False
Excitation undergoes limited spread from the focus to adjacent cortical areas
Partial seizures
Excitation spreads widely throughout both hemispheres of the brain
GENERALIZED SEIZURES
Give one example of Anti-Epileptic
Drugs Mechanism
Suppression of Sodium Influx,
Suppression of Calcium Influx,
Antagonism of Glutamate,
Potentiation of GABA
It stabilize the nerve cells to keep them from getting overexcited
by increasing efflux or decreasing influx of sodium ions
HYDANTOINS: PHENYTOIN
PHENOBARBITAL
is effective against partial seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures but not absence seizures
True
