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Thalamocortical Physiology
Characteristic eeg pattern of slo...,
Characteristic eeg of absense sei...,
Thalamic contribution to eeg
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Limbic System
Limbic system fxn general,
Declarative memory definition,
Procedural memory definition
14  cards
Limbic System & Physiology of Emotion
Characteristics of the great limb...,
Structures w in papez circuit,
Papez hypothesis about limbic system
13  cards
Pharmacology of Reward
Brain structures involved in the ...,
Role of brain dopamine systems in...,
Drug induced
8  cards
Psychotic Disorders
Diagnostic criteria for schizophr...,
Characteristics of psychotic pati...,
Characteristiscs of schizophrenia
17  cards
Pharmacology of Psychoses/Mood Disorders
Dopamine theory of schizophrenia,
Evidence for and against dopamine...,
Evidence counter to the dopamine ...
18  cards
Pharmacology of Depression
Catecholamine hypothesis of depre...,
Limitations of the catecholamine ...,
Tricyclic antidepressants moa se ...
12  cards
Mood Disorders
Epidemiology of mood disorders,
Proposed etiology of mood disorders,
Hpa axis and depression
13  cards
Antidepressants & Mood Stabilizers
Characteristics of depression tx,
Types of antidepressants,
Important se of antidepressants
15  cards
Anxiety Disorders
Panic disorder definition,
Panic disorder etiology pathophys...,
Agoraphobia definition
19  cards
Anxiolytics
Categories of drugs used in tx of...,
Moa of sedative hypnotic drugs,
Pharmacodynamics of barbituates a...
16  cards
Drugs of Abuse
Opioids examples,
Cns depressants examples,
Cns stimulants examples
30  cards
Pharmacology of Ethanol
Absorption of alcohol,
Characteristics of alcohol distri...,
Characteristics of metabolism of ...
17  cards
Addiction I & II
Definition of substance use disor...,
Neurobiology of substance abuse,
Medications available to treat al...
12  cards
ADHD
Definition disorder of adha,
Typical characteristics of adhd,
Types of adhd
16  cards
General Anesthetics I & II
General purpose of general anesth...,
Moa of inhaled anesthetics,
Classes of inhaled general anesth...
39  cards
Physiology of Sleep
Characteristics of n rem sleep,
Characteristics of slow wave sleep,
Characteristics of rem sleep
11  cards
Pharmacology of Insomnia
Nervous structures nts involved i...,
Nervous structures nt involved in...,
Drugs actions on nts involved in ...
28  cards
Epilepsy I&II
Signs symptoms of seizures,
Partial vs generalized seizures,
Ddx of causes of seizure presenta...
15  cards
Anti-Seizure Medications
Characteristics types of partial ...,
Characteristics types of generali...,
Characteristics of absence seizures
24  cards
Frontal Lobes & Hippocampus
General function of prefrontal co...,
Subdivisions of prefrontal cortex,
Inputs outputs to dlpfc
16  cards
Cerebral Cortex
Major divisions of the cerebral c...,
Characteristics of layers of neoc...,
Eeg measurements
5  cards
Gender & the Nervous System
Incidence of aphasia in women vs men,
Effects of prenatal perinatal exp...,
Sex steroids impact on brain acti...
9  cards
Neoplasms
Who grade i lesions characteristi...,
Who grade i lesion example
12  cards
Coma
Delirium definition,
Stupor definition,
Coma definition
17  cards
Cumulative Review
Mechanism of nt release at the pr...,
Mechanism of snare mediated vesic...,
Major function of motor nerve ter...
99  cards

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