Chapter 27 Flashcards

The mind-body problem

Schizophrenia

Structural abnormalities in schizophrenic brains

Biochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia

Acute schizophrenia

Chronic schizophrenia

Schizophrenia and development

Assessment and schizophrenia

Clinical depression

Mania

Bipolar disorder

Neurochemical aspects of depression

Fluoxetine

Brain derived neurotrophic factors (BDNF)

Hypothalamic-adrenal system (HPA axis)

Decreased activity in dorsolateral and medial prefrontal regions

Increased activity in orbital regions

Increased activity in amygdala

Increased activity in medial thalamus

Sleep cycle

Thyroid hormone

Neurobiological aspects of bipolar disorder

Sensitization model

Kaplan and colleagues

Psychiatric symptoms of cerebral vascular disease

Psychosurgery

Neurosurgery

Egas Moniz

Modern psychosurgery

Hyperkinetic

Hypokinetic

Huntington's chorea

Movements in Huntington's chorea

Behavioural symptoms of Huntington's chorea

Brain abnormalities in Huntington's chorea

Stages of Tourette's syndrome

Echolalia

Coprolalia

Tourette's syndrome

Subcortical origin of Tourette's syndrome

Treatment of Tourette's syndrome

Parkinson's disease

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Akinesia

Positive symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Akathesia

Oculogyric crisis

Negative symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Festination

Progression of Parkinsonism

Idiopathic causes of Parkinson's

Postencephalitic causes of Parkinson's

Drug induced causes of Parkinson's

Cause of Parkinson's

Treatment of Parkinson's disease

Pharmacological therapy in Parkinson's

Cognitive functions of Parkinson's disease

WAIS

Dementia

Degenerative dementias

Nondegenerative dementias

Alzheimer's disease

Neuritic plaques

Paired helical filaments

Neocortical changes in Alzheimer's

Paralimbic cortex changes in Alzheimer's

Cell changes in Alzheimer's disease

Neurotransmitter changes in Alzheimer's

Putative causes of Alzheimer's disease

Trace metals and Alzheimer's

Immune reactions and Alzheimer's

Blood flow and Alzheimer's

Abnormal proteins and Alzheimer's