CNS Stimulants
Syndrome characterized by difficulty maintaining concentration and/or hyperactivity.
What is ADHD?
A type of medication that potentiates the effects of GABA to cause muscle relaxation and relieve anxiety.
What is a benzodiazepine?
The 6th most debilitating disease in the world can last 4-72 hours with phonophobia and photophobia.
What is a migraine?
Examples include shuffling gait, rigidity, lack of coordination, and drooling.
What are the symptoms of Parkinson's?
Examples include absence, focal, febrile, and atonic.
What are the types of seizures?
A type of medication that stimulates the cerebral cortex to elevate mood, increases alertness, and decreases fatigue.
What is an amphetamine?
A short-acting benzodiazepine that can be used as an adjunct to anesthesia.
What is midazolam?
The type of medication to treat acute migraine attacks causes cranial vascular constriction.
What is a triptan?
Examples include tremor, rigidity, akinesia, and posture changes.
What are extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)?
Medication that stabilizes nerve membranes by decreasing excitability, in the hydantoin class.
What is phenytoin (Dilantin)?
An anorexiant medication that suppresses appetite control centers and increases the basal metabolic rate.
What is phentermine?
A short-acting benzodiazepine that is used for insomnia.
What is zolpidem tartrate (Ambien).
A medication that blocks the CGRP receptors to prevent vasodilation.
What is a CGRP Inhibitor?
Combination medication that replaces dopamine in the substantia nigra.
What is carbidopa-levadopa (Sinemet)?
Medication that depresses conduction through the lower brainstem and cerebral cortex to depress motor conduction and reduce seizure activity.
What is phenobarbital?
Examples include hypertension, arrhythmias, anxiety, agitation, dizziness, and headache.
What are the side effects of anorexiants?
Medication that competes for receptors to decrease the effects of benzodiazepines (an antidote).
What is flumazenil?
A beta-blocker that can be used to prevent migraine.
What is propranolol?
An NDDPA medication that activates the presynaptic receptors to simulate the production of dopamine.
What is bromocriptine?
Succinimide medication used to treat absence seizures.
What is ethosuximide (Zarontin)?
Examples include tachycardia, hypertension, angina, anxiety, insomnia, blurred vision, increased metabolic rate, and dry mouth.
What are side effects of amphetamines?
Medication that works on the brainstem to reduce nerve impulses to the cerebral cortex and can deprive patients of REM sleep, resulting in agitation.
What is a barbiturate?
An ergot derivative used to treat a migraine attack by reducing hypoperfusion of the basilar capillary bed.
What is ergotamine?
A class of medication that prevents the breakdown of catecholamines to maintain a higher level of dopamine.
What is an MAOI?
A GABA modulator medication that reduces normal electrical activity. It can also be used to prevent migraine.
What is valproic acid (Depakote)?