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Symptom of schizophernia associatedd with unresponsiveness and immobility

Catatonia

Irrational thoughts or false beliefs that dominate a person's behavior and viewpoint and do not change even when evidence is provided that beliefs are not valid

Delusion

Excessive muscle movement (motor activit) associated with use of neuroleptics that includes muscular rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia (slow movement) and difficulty in walking

Extrapyramidal symptoms

Visions or voices that exist only in the mind and cannot be seen or heard by others

Hallucination

sign of schizophernia that is associated with decreased ability to think, plan, or express motion

Negative symptoms

drug used to treat schizophernia and psychoses

neuroleptic

potentially fatal reaction to administration of neuroleptics. Symptoms include stupor, muscle rigidity, and high temperature

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

hallucinations, delusions, or other unusual thoughts or perceptions that are symptoms of schizophernia

positive symptoms

drop in blood pressure caused by a change in posture

postural hypotension

adverse reaction to the administration of neuroleptics characterized by symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease

pseudoparkinsonism

mental state characterized by disorganized behavior and thought, delusions, hallucinations, and a loss of touch with reality

psychosis

type of psychosis characterized by delusions of thought, visual or auditory hallucinations (or both) , and speech disturbances. Paranoid schizophernia is characterized by delusions of persecution

schizophernia

inappropriate postures of the neck, trunk, and limbs accompanied by involuntary thrusting of the tongue

tardive dyskinesia

schizo affects about _% of worldwide population, typically occurs in late ____ to early ___'s

1%, teens to early 20's

scizo is thought to be associated with excess ______ levels

dopamine

_______ blockade can produce _____________ (schizo)

dopamine, pseudoparkinson's

other neurotransmitters identified as playing a role in schizo are s______,C__, n_______, G___ and g______

serotonin, cholecystokinin (CCK), neurotensin, GABA and glutamate

Drugs that a_____ s______ receptors are useful in treating the n______ symptoms of schizo

antagonize seratonin, negative

decreased levels of n_________ is thought to be associated with _______ p_____ and improve ______ symptoms

neurotensin, increased psychosis, negative

typical neuroleptics for schizo are ph_________ , b___________, and th________, which are ___, ___, and ___ potency

phenothiazines, butyrophenones, thioxanthines, low, medium, high

most schizo drugs are metabolized in the ______

liver

__% of people prescribed neuroleptics will experience adverse reactions

80%

these symptoms, excessive muscle movement, and inappropriate postures of the neck, trunk, and limbs plus thrusting of the tongue, are called these, one of them has no prevention or treatment, and are both associated with dopamine blockade

extrapyramidal symptoms, tardive dyskinesia, latter has no prevention or treatment

newer atypical neuroleptics such as z_________ and o________ have less risk for extrapyramidal symptoms, but are associated with h__________ and the onset of d______

ziprasidone and olanzapine, hyperglycemia and the onset of diabetes

symptoms of muscle rigidity, increased bodytemp (hyperthermia), fluctuating consciousness and renal failure are considred life threatening side effects of neuroleptic administration, what is the term

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

in schizo patients who also have seizure disorders, ____ potency agents and c_______ are most likely to induce seizures, caution is advised in this case

low potency, clozapine

increased risk of dibetes and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are risks of _______ neuroleptics

atypical