Drugs
Dementia/Delirium
Family Systems
Personality Disorders
Seizures
100
This drug is used to treat Alzheimer's disease with its NMDA Receptor Antagonist capability
What is Memantine
100
How do Dementia and Delirium appear on an EEG?
Dementia - Normal EEG
Delirium - Abnormal, diffuse slowly
100
Also known as the "wear and tear" of stress on body, this is the cumulative result of chronic stress and life events
Allostatic Load
100
Name the clusters of personality disorders and its element
Cluster A - Weird
Cluster B - Wild
Cluster C - Wacky
100
the pre- and post- seizures terms used
Aura - warning before seizure
Post-Ictal State - brain recovery, called the period of confusion
200
Although the mechanism of action is not understand, what does the drug Modafinil do?
blocks the reuptake of Dopamine and Norepinephrine, as well as Serotonin and Glutamate
200
What two distinct elements can be identified on Alzheimer's pathology?
Beta Amyloid Plaques
Neurofibrillary Tangles (Hyperphosphorylated Tau protein)
200
This term is defined by different actions leading to the same outcome, while this one is same actions lead to different outcome
Equifinality; Multifinality
200
Travyeon, filled with many odd beliefs and magical thinking, believes that events that are happening in the world are because of him! Wow! What personality disorder is he most like to be diagnosed with?
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
200
Continued partial seizures can cause this specific condition
Mesial Temporal Lobe Sclerosis (hippocampal sclerosis)
300
Ouch! This drug is known for the side effect of gingival hyperplasia
Phenytoin
REMEMBER: also treats Status Epileptics with Benzodiazepines
300
You're in the clear if you have this specific allele, which decreases the breakdown of Amyloid Precursor Protein on neurons!
Epsilon 2 Allele
Remember: Epsilon 4 enhances this breakdown which can increase chance of getting Alzheimers due to CNS buildup of Alpha-Beta Amyloid sheets
300
These three elements impact the Family Emotional Climate
Proximity, relationship quality, interpersonal responsivity
300
What is the Gold Standard when it comes to treating Borderline Personality Disorder?
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
300
What is the hallmark finding in Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy?
myoclonic jerks on awakening from sleep; shock-like, irregular movements of both arms
400
Ethosuximide is known for this distinct feature on an EEG and what MOA?
What is 3 spikes 3 Hz spike wave; blockage of calcium channels
(Blocks T-Type Ca+2 channels in thalamus)
400
Early onset AD in persons younger than 60 may be linked to these genes, whose protein product are involved with cleavage of amyloid-B precursor protein
Presenilin 1 and Presenilin 2 genes
400
An example of this is the men in each generation never go to physicians for health problems...
Family projection process
This process is known as the transmission of unresolved conflicts, issues, roles, and tasks from one generation to another
400
Name three features of Borderline Personality Disorder
Impulsivness
Self mutilation
Suicide gestures/attempts
Fear of abandonment
400
define Status epilepticus and its treatment
a single generalized convulsion lasting GREATER THAN FIVE MINUTES or a series of generalized seizures without full return of consciousness
TREAT with benzodiaepine or fosphenytoin
500
For the treatment of the condition ADHD, Atomoxetine typically exhibits what? and is less likely to be associated with what?
Atomoxetine typically exhibits slower onset; less likely to be associated with abuse potential
BLOCKS REUPTAKE OF NOREPINEPHRINE
Contrast from Methylphenidate, which blocks reuptake of Dopamine and Norepinephrine
500
In the infamous Lewy Body dementia, what intermediate neurofilament proteins are present in inclusions ?
ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN, ubiquitin, and other enzymes
500
PBL is like a family! Perhaps a family system! We should get to know each other! This collegiate institution is where Dr. Klatt started his journey
University of Nevada
500
Define Transference
a patient's displacement or projection onto the analyst of those unconscious feelings and wishes originally directed toward important individuals in the patient's childhood
500
The paroxysmal depolarization shift depends on....
- Glutamate
- voltage sensitive calcium channels that can produce slow depolarizations that drive fast action potentials
- Glial cells