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-Baclofen
-Disease-modifying therapies
-Interferon beta-1a and beta-1b
-Corticosteroids
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1 Multiple sclerosis medications 2 Alzheimer's Mild Stage
3 Parkinson's surgical interventions 4 Aphasia
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, -Forgets names; misplaces household items
-Has short-term memory loss and difficulty recalling
Alzheimer's Mild Stage
new information
-Shows subtle changes in personality and behavior
-Is disoriented to time, place, and event
-Has difficulty driving and gets lost
Alzheimer's Moderate -Incontinent
Stage -Psychotic behaviors, such as delusions,
hallucinations, and paranoia
-Episodes of wandering, trouble sleeping
-Totally incapacitated; bedridden
-Totally dependent in ADLs
-Has agnosia
Alzheimer's Late Stage
-Hallucinations
-Incontinence
-Difficulty eating
Difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or
Apraxia
movements
Aphasia Inability to speak or understand language
Anomia Inability to recall the names of everyday objects
Loss of sensory comprehension, including facial
Agnosia
recognition
-No laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis of AD
-Definitive diagnosis is made on the basis of brain
Alzheimer's diagnostics tissue examination at autopsy, which confirms the
presence of neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic
plaques
Cholinesterase inhibitors- Donepezil, galantamine
Alzheimer's medications
NMDA receptor antagonists- Memantine
, -Slow, shuffling, and propulsive gait
-RESTING tremors
-Muscle rigidity
-Bradykinesia/akinesia (loss of ability to move
Parkinson's symptoms
muscles voluntarily)
-Mask Like face
-Drooling
-Postural instability
-Diagnosis typically made based on manifestations,
their progression, and by ruling out other disease
Parkinson's diagnostics
-Analysis of CSF may show a decrease in dopamine
levels
Parkinson's medications Carbidopa/Levodopa (Sinemet)
Parkinson's surgical Stereotactic pallidotomy or thalamotomy
interventions
-Caffeine
-Red wine
Migraine triggers -MSG
-Foods high in tyramine (aged cheeses, cultured
food like yogurt)
Migraine abortive Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, triptans,
therapy ergotamine derivatives
Migraine preventative Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers,
therapy antiepileptics, Botox
Migraine surgical Trigeminal nerve resection
treatment
-Visual disturbances
-Flashing lights/lines/spots
-Numbness of lips or tongue
-Acute confused state
Aura symptoms -Aphasia
-Vertigo
-Unilateral weakness*
-Offensive smell
-"Deja vu" feeling
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Practice questions for this set
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-Baclofen
-Disease-modifying therapies
-Interferon beta-1a and beta-1b
-Corticosteroids
Choose an answer
1 Multiple sclerosis medications 2 Alzheimer's Mild Stage
3 Parkinson's surgical interventions 4 Aphasia
Don't know?
Terms in this set (161)
, -Forgets names; misplaces household items
-Has short-term memory loss and difficulty recalling
Alzheimer's Mild Stage
new information
-Shows subtle changes in personality and behavior
-Is disoriented to time, place, and event
-Has difficulty driving and gets lost
Alzheimer's Moderate -Incontinent
Stage -Psychotic behaviors, such as delusions,
hallucinations, and paranoia
-Episodes of wandering, trouble sleeping
-Totally incapacitated; bedridden
-Totally dependent in ADLs
-Has agnosia
Alzheimer's Late Stage
-Hallucinations
-Incontinence
-Difficulty eating
Difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or
Apraxia
movements
Aphasia Inability to speak or understand language
Anomia Inability to recall the names of everyday objects
Loss of sensory comprehension, including facial
Agnosia
recognition
-No laboratory test can confirm the diagnosis of AD
-Definitive diagnosis is made on the basis of brain
Alzheimer's diagnostics tissue examination at autopsy, which confirms the
presence of neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic
plaques
Cholinesterase inhibitors- Donepezil, galantamine
Alzheimer's medications
NMDA receptor antagonists- Memantine
, -Slow, shuffling, and propulsive gait
-RESTING tremors
-Muscle rigidity
-Bradykinesia/akinesia (loss of ability to move
Parkinson's symptoms
muscles voluntarily)
-Mask Like face
-Drooling
-Postural instability
-Diagnosis typically made based on manifestations,
their progression, and by ruling out other disease
Parkinson's diagnostics
-Analysis of CSF may show a decrease in dopamine
levels
Parkinson's medications Carbidopa/Levodopa (Sinemet)
Parkinson's surgical Stereotactic pallidotomy or thalamotomy
interventions
-Caffeine
-Red wine
Migraine triggers -MSG
-Foods high in tyramine (aged cheeses, cultured
food like yogurt)
Migraine abortive Acetaminophen, ibuprofen, naproxen, triptans,
therapy ergotamine derivatives
Migraine preventative Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers,
therapy antiepileptics, Botox
Migraine surgical Trigeminal nerve resection
treatment
-Visual disturbances
-Flashing lights/lines/spots
-Numbness of lips or tongue
-Acute confused state
Aura symptoms -Aphasia
-Vertigo
-Unilateral weakness*
-Offensive smell
-"Deja vu" feeling
