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leaden paralysis
heavy, leaden feelings in arms or legs (atypical feature of depression)
acetylcholine and Alzheimer disease
acetylcholine is associated with attention and memory and is decreased in Alzheimer disease.
meds to help manage Alzheimer's are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors which help reduce the
breakdown of acetylcholine
dopamine and Parkinson disease
dopamine is decreased in Parkinson disease
valproate (Depakote) and neural tube defects
valproate associated with neural tube defects like spina bifida. also associated with cognitive
decline in school-age children and may increase risk of autism. folic acid taken in pregnancy
protects neural development of fetus
lamotrigine in pregnancy
associated with cleft palate
thought content
describes what type of thoughts are occurring; can be obsessive, suicidal, homicidal, delusional,
etc
thought process
, describes how thoughts are formulated, organized, and expressed; normal would be organized,
linear, and goal-directed. impaired could be: flight of ideas, circumstantiality, clang association,
derailment, neologism, perseveration, tangentiality, or thought-blocking
circumstantiality (thought process)
non-direct thinking or speech that digresses from the main point of a conversation
clang association (thought process)
association of words based on their similar sound rather than meaning
neologism (thought process)
coining new words spontaneously; words are meaningless and unrecognizable
thought blocking (thought process)
most common in schizophrenia; speech is suddenly interrupted by silences that can last seconds
to a minute or longer. when the pt starts speaking again, they will often speak about something
unrelated
s/s MAOI overdose
severe: hyperthermia, seizures, CNS depression, muscle rigidity, myoclonus
Conners Rating Scale
has parent, teacher, and self-report version to screen for ADHD; the only scale that has both
parent and teacher rating components
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)
leaden paralysis
heavy, leaden feelings in arms or legs (atypical feature of depression)
acetylcholine and Alzheimer disease
acetylcholine is associated with attention and memory and is decreased in Alzheimer disease.
meds to help manage Alzheimer's are acetylcholinesterase inhibitors which help reduce the
breakdown of acetylcholine
dopamine and Parkinson disease
dopamine is decreased in Parkinson disease
valproate (Depakote) and neural tube defects
valproate associated with neural tube defects like spina bifida. also associated with cognitive
decline in school-age children and may increase risk of autism. folic acid taken in pregnancy
protects neural development of fetus
lamotrigine in pregnancy
associated with cleft palate
thought content
describes what type of thoughts are occurring; can be obsessive, suicidal, homicidal, delusional,
etc
thought process
, describes how thoughts are formulated, organized, and expressed; normal would be organized,
linear, and goal-directed. impaired could be: flight of ideas, circumstantiality, clang association,
derailment, neologism, perseveration, tangentiality, or thought-blocking
circumstantiality (thought process)
non-direct thinking or speech that digresses from the main point of a conversation
clang association (thought process)
association of words based on their similar sound rather than meaning
neologism (thought process)
coining new words spontaneously; words are meaningless and unrecognizable
thought blocking (thought process)
most common in schizophrenia; speech is suddenly interrupted by silences that can last seconds
to a minute or longer. when the pt starts speaking again, they will often speak about something
unrelated
s/s MAOI overdose
severe: hyperthermia, seizures, CNS depression, muscle rigidity, myoclonus
Conners Rating Scale
has parent, teacher, and self-report version to screen for ADHD; the only scale that has both
parent and teacher rating components
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)
