MEDICATIONS FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM CONDITIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MEDICATIONS FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM CONDITIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Condition affecting memory and daily activities.



Cholinesterase inhibitors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications like donepezil improving brain cell
communication.



NMDA antagonists - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications like memantine protecting the brain from
damage.



Parkinson's disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Condition affecting movement and coordination.



Levodopa-carbidopa - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medication increasing dopamine to improve movement.



Dopamine agonists - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications mimicking dopamine effects in the brain.



MAO-B inhibitors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications maintaining steady dopamine levels.



Antiepileptics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications controlling seizures, e.g., levetiracetam.



SSRIs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅First-choice antidepressants like sertraline.



SNRIs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Antidepressants like venlafaxine for anxiety and pain.



Delirium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sudden confusion or change in mental state.



Antipsychotics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medications like haloperidol for severe delirium cases.



Dizziness - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Common side effect of many nervous system medications.