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AGRANULOCYTOSIS
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An acute disease marked by high fever and a sharp drop in circulating granular white blood cells. It may be drug-induced or the result of exposure to radiation
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ALOGIA
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an inability to speak, especially as the result of a brain lesion
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ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS
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The atypical antipsychotics (also known as second generation antipsychotics) are a class of prescription medications used to treat psychiatric conditions. Some atypical antipsychotics are FDA approved for use in the treatment of schizophrenia. Some carry FDA approved indications for acute mania, bipolar mania, psychotic agitation, bipolar maintenance, and other indications.
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BRADYKINESIA
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slow movement"
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DOPAMINERGIC
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Dopaminergic means "related to the neurotransmitter dopamine". A synapse is dopaminergic if it uses dopamine as its neurotransmitter. A substance is dopaminergic if it is capable of producing, altering, or releasing dopamine.
A dopaminergic, or dopaminergic agent, is any chemical which functions to enhance the effects mediated by dopamine in the central nervous system. These include dopamine precursors and cofactors, dopaminergic enzymes, as well as dopamine reuptake inhibitors. |
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DYSTONIA
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Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.[1] The disorder may be inherited or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning (eg. lead poisoning) or reaction to drugs.[1]
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EXCITATORY
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Causing or tending to cause excitation
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EXTRAPYRAMIDAL EFFECTS
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the extrapyramidal system is a neural network located in the brain that is part of the motor system involved in the coordination of movement. The system is called "extrapyramidal" to distinguish it from the tracts of the motor cortex that reach their targets by traveling through the "pyramids" of the medulla. The pyramidal pathways (corticospinal and some corticobulbar tracts) may directly innervate motor neurons of the spinal cord or brainstem (anterior horn cells or certain cranial nerve nuclei), whereas the extrapyramidal system centers around the modulation and regulation (indirect control) of anterior horn cells.
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HYPOKINESIA
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Hypokinesia refers to slow or diminished movement of body musculature. It may be associated with basal ganglia diseases; mental disorders; prolonged inactivity due to illness; experimental protocols used to evaluate the physiologic effects of immobility; and other conditions.
There are 4 types of this disorder: Bradykinesia: this is the slowness of movement and has been linked to Parkinson Disease Freezing: this is when you can't move your muscles how you want them too. Rigidity: the increase in muscle tension when moved by an outside force Postural instability: loss of ability to maintain an upright posture. |
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INHIBITORY
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restraining or arresting any process; effecting a stay or arrest, partial or complete.
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