Extrapyramidal symptoms

Delirium is a subacute fluctuating disturbance of consciousness characterized by disorientation, inattention, disordered thinking, cognitive impairment, emotional lability, hallucinations or delusions, and sleep-wake cycle disturbance (DynaMed, 2016). Delirium can occur in patients of all ages, but the highest incidence is seen in older patients 65 years and above (DynaMed, 2016). Delirium can be recognized by five key elements namely: (1) Disturbance in attention and awareness; (2) Develops…

Though it is hereditary there may be other factors influencing whether or not the gene or genes responsible are expressed. There are many other disorders and symptoms associated with Tourette Syndrome which affect the ability to study Tourette Syndrome. Some common disorders Tourette Syndrome patients have may affect treatment, due to not knowing whether it was developed before Tourette Syndrome or at the same…

perceive them as weird and not be able to carry out a normal conversation with them. A person will be at higher risk for schizophrenia if it’s in a blood relative or identical twin (usually 48%). This illness causes depression, negative symptoms, and extrapyramidal signs that tend to begin in young adulthood. This is a psychotic term which means that the person cannot distinguish between what is real and what is fantasy. This can lead them to commit severe and more intense criminal acts of…

Cardiovascular System (2) Skin and sweat glands (2) Gastrointestinal tract (2) Pupillary system (2) Neuroendocrine structures (2) Nervous system (2) Discuss disorder/disease prevalence worldwide in numeric format. Currently, over 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease (3). If calculated, with the estimated world population being 7.6 billion, the percentage rate of people living with Parkinson’s would be about .00131% (3). There were also a number of studies performed by…

What is paranoid schizophrenia? Who does it affect? What are the warning signs? What is the difference between schizophrenia and paranoid schizophrenia? Many questions come to mind when one comes in contact with this disorder. Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Many people seem to “lose touch with reality.” A person with schizophrenia may have a hard time distinguishing what is reality, and what is fantasy. Others may find it…

Antipsychotics are a rather complex method of treatment in treating schizophrenia. They come with many pros but also many cons You have to consider the emotional and physical effect the antipsychotics may have on an individual’s life. You also have to consider the drug and what it is supposed to treat. In this case it ultimately aids in the treatment of schizophrenia, but not everyone sees it as so. Some drugs can render more of the cons than the pros. Ultimately, with schizophrenia and…

Chlorpromazine (CPZ) is an antipsychotic drug. Antipsychotics are drugs that are utilized to regard side effects of psychosis, for example, daydreams (for instance, hearing voices), visualizations, neurosis, or befuddled considerations. They are utilized as a part of the treatment of schizophrenia, extreme gloom and serious tension. Antipsychotics are additionally helpful at settling scenes of madness in individuals with Bipolar Disorder. Chlorpromazine is utilized for Schizophrenia and…

intellectual ability, memory, language, reasoning and judgments, which can interfere with daily functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Symptoms of dementia differ among patients; however, the most common initial symptom is a gradual deterioration associated with memory recall (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Additional signs and symptoms associated with dementia include confusion, forgetfulness, disorientation, difficulty…

Introduction and Definition Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a group of nonspecific, nonprogressive disorders of posture and movement control, where cerebral refers to the brain and palsy refers to the loss or impairment of motor function (Hadders-Algra, 2014, p. 1; NINDS, 2013). It is the leading cause of childhood disability and is reported in 2-3.3 per 1,000 births (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [NINDS], 2013). This means that its diagnosis varies from case to case…

Many study indicated that treatment with pharmacologic interventions alone is associated with disappointingly low rates of remission, high rates of recurrence, residual symptoms, and psychosocial impairment (Oud, Mayo-Wilson, Braidwood, Schulte, Jones, Morriss, & Kendall, 2016). Bipolar-specific therapy is increasingly recommended as an essential component of illness management. Evidence-based psychotherapies for bipolar…