Anticonvulsant

Benzodiazepines were first created in 1960 by Hoffmann-La Roche. Today they are very helpful for a variety of mental health problems such as anxiety and sleep disorders, muscle relaxation, and the prevention of seizures. However, over the last decade there have been further developments in our knowledge of the risks and benefits of these drugs. The Psychopharmacology Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the British Association for Psychopharmacology together examined these

This is a 60-year-old male with a 9/20/2009 date of injury, due to MVA. DIAGNOSIS: s/p multiple spine surgeries Lumbar radicular symptoms Rt shoulder sprain, Gastritis 01/27/16 Progress Report noted a follow-up visit. The patient continues to have right shoulder pain. The last injection helped him a lot. He also complains of horrible lower back pain. The patient states that the pain is so sharp that sometimes he cannot even sleep due to the pain. The exam of the right shoulder showed no TTP. The

reaping the benefits of THC. The drug is a better alternative than many drugs given to patients as seen in some cases of neurological disorders such as epilepsy and chronic terminal conditions like cancer, because of its "analgesic, sedative, and anticonvulsant" properties (Abood, Sorensen, and Stella 2012). Marijuana can serve as both a viable treatment option and improves the quality of life through its pain relieving capacities. While

Binge Eating Disorder Binge eating disorder (BED) is a psychiatric condition characterized by the consumption of large quantities of food in a specific amount of time, and feeling out of control while eating. BED also involves feelings of guilt and shame after binging but is not accompanied by compensatory behaviors, such as purging or vomiting. Binge eating is described by “eating at a fast pace, eating until feeling uncomfortably full, eating when not feeling hungry, eating alone to hide the amount

ENCEPHALITIS Encephalitis literally means an inflammation of the brain, but it usually refers to brain inflammation caused by a virus. It may also be called “acute viral encephalitis or aseptic encephalitis';. Encephalitis is an infectious disease of the Central Nervous System characterized by pathologic changes in both the gray and white matter of the spinal cord and brain. It may be due to specific disease entity such as rabies or an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus), or it may occur

Intrathecal chemical neurolysis with Phenol is a neurodestructive technique to provide saddle anaesthesia for perineal pain, in patients unresponsive to pharmacological therapy or not ameneable to surgical treatment. Its use has been advocated in patients with terminal illness with a short life expentancy of less than a year. Phenol’s neurodestructive mechanism relies on precipitation of proteins in the nerves with myelin sheath separation and axonal oedema, resulting in fibrosis. Neurolysis can

In this paper I will provide an overview of bipolar II disorder, a personal case history, and treatment plans using solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy to treat a client with bipolar II diagnosis. Bipolar II Disorder Bipolar II disorder is primarily characterized by states of hypomania and depression, which often impair a person’s ability to function in a social, work, or familial setting. Depression is more often an impairment than hypomania

Hypertension is defined as persistent increase of blood pressure in human body. A pregnant women is considered high blood pressure when the systolic reading is greater than 140 mmHg and diastolic reading greater than 90 mmHg. High blood pressure in pregnancy is also known as ‘gestational hypertension’. Gestational hypertension could lead to development of a condition called preeclampsia. Initially, gestational hypertension is a new onset of high blood pressure after the 20th weeks of pregnancy without

Could you live in a world where marijuana is legal? The world is coming to a change and marijuana is growing more and more popular. More states are legalizing it for medicinal use and now even for recreational purposes. If drugs like alcohol and nicotine are legal then the least harmful one should be also. Legalizing and taxing marijuana for recreational purposes can help bring money in for states, it can help with symptoms of HIV, has anti inflammatory properties plus other pain relieving symptoms

management. A primary care approach to clinical assessments can be helpful in identifying appropriate treatments by ruling out these mechanisms. Evidence shows that safe and efficient treatment includes first-line therapy with antidepressant and anticonvulsant drugs, however these essentially only provide symptomatic