Neurologic Medications

Question 1

What is the purpose of “anticholinesterase” medications?

Answer 1

Relieve muscle weakness associated with myasthenia gravis.

Question 2

What antimyasthenic medication is used to diagnose myasthenia gravis and test for either cholinergic crisis or myasthenic crisis?

Answer 2

Edrophonium chloride (Tensilon)

*Tensilon test determines cholinergic crisis or myathenic crisis.

Question 3

What are these three medications for:

Ambenonium chloride (Mytelase)
Neostigmine bromide (Prostigmin)
Pyridostigmine (Mestinon)

Answer 3

Antimyasthenic (Anticholinesterase) medications

Used to treat symptoms of myasthenia gravis by blocking acetylcholine breakdown

Question 4

How do these medications treat the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease?

Amantadine (Symmetrel)
Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
Carbidopa/Levodopa (Sinemet)
Levodopa (Larodopa, Dopar)
Pramipexole (Mirapex)
Ropinirole (Requip)
Selegiline hydrochloride (Carbex, Eldepryl)

Answer 4

They increase the amount of dopamine available

Question 5

What type of medications are these and how do they treat Parkinson’s Disease?

Benztropine mesylate (Cogentin)
Biperiden hydrochloride (Akineton)
Procyclidine hydrochloride (Kemadrin)
Trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride

Answer 5

Anticholinergics

They work by suppressing acetylcholine activity by blocking the cholinergic receptors in the CNS.

Question 6

What type of medication are these?

Amobarbital (Amytal)
Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
Clonazepam (Klonopin)
Ethosuximide (Zarontin)
Ethotoin (Peganone)
Lorazepam (Ativan)
Mephobarbital (Mebaral)
Phenobarbital (Luminal)
Phenytoin (Dilantin)

Answer 6

Anticonvulsants