Anticonvulsant

INTRODUCTION In the recent advancement of targeted therapeutics that was coupled with new approaches in target identification have accelerated the need to design small compounds with drug like properties [1]. Quinoxaline is well known for its broad coverage in the field of medicine as well as for its application in the pharmaceuticals as they have shown wide range of biological properties such as antimicrobial [2], antibacterial [3], antitubercular [2, 4], antiprotozoal [5] , anti-candida [2, 6]…

INTRODUCTION: Alcohol is a part of New Zealand culture and is considered as an inevitable factor for celebrations and for relieving stress (“Alcohol misuse”, 2016). Long-term high rate of alcohol consumption can lead to alcohol misuse and make people dependent on alcohol. It has now become a very common thing to see an alcoholic patient presenting to the hospital frequently to treat the withdrawal symptoms. Most of the patients admitted with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) have multiple…

Abstract The purpose of the case study is to formulate an effective comprehensive multidisciplinary way to treat the symptoms of the condition Rett Syndrome. Identify the current consumer data, disease symptoms and medical history, physical, and mental status of the patient. Once all the data and consumer information is compiled then a treatment plan is formulated using the nursing process. The treatment plan focuses on reducing the symptoms of Rett Syndrome, via the appropriate medication for…

Approximately 90% of all patients with painful diabetic neuropathy, as well as patients suffering neuropathic pain caused by other factors never receive adequate analgesia (14,19,20). Anticonvulsants and antidepressants are the first choice treatments for the reduction of neuropathic pain (21,22). Amitriptyline is frequently the drug of choice for diabetic neuropathic pain (22). However, these oral agents have dose-limiting adverse effects…

patients with MDD and those on anti-depressants, there was no significant difference in cognitive impairment. The percent difference was not discussed. It appears that some of the participants were receiving multiple medications, including lithium, anticonvulsants, and benzodiazepines. Nagane et al. stated that their findings “suggest that cognitive impairment remained even in remitted patients with MDD” (p. 104) and that some of the impairments could be due to adverse effects of the…

People question. How it is caused?, how can it be treated?, what symptoms could occur through brain cancer? Many people suffer from a type of cancer. One cancer that is good to learn is, brain cancer. You can’t walk to a local store and ask for medicine to cure this disease. To treat brain cancer you may have to visit your local doctor. This disease takes a process that may slowly progress like a turtle going to the shore. Some people have it for a lifetime. But some live with it for a short…

Introduction: According to the North Dakota Cancer Coalition (2011), one out of two men and one out of three women will develop cancer in their lifetimes. Research estimates at least 10% of cancer patients do not receive effective relief of their cancer pain identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) three-step ladder guidelines, and an upwards to 30% of patients receive poor pain control, especially in their last year of life (Raphael et al., 2010). For patients with refractory cancer…

Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pain Management Kevin Cates Hypothesis: TCM is an effective choice in pain management, specifically chronic pain and psychogenic pain of the lower back area. Chronic Pain and Pain Management: Chronic pain is a major health issue in our modern day society. It causes immense suffering for patients and their families, drains public health care resources and is a major detriment to society due to lost work productivity. Current western medical treatments are…