Pharmacology of neurological and psychiatric disorders

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Introduction to migraine (DECK NEEDS IMPROVING)
What are the five stages of migraine,
What are the key brain regions ac...,
Non specific pharmacological acut...
9  cards
Introduction to stroke (NEEDS IMPROVING)
Define an ischemic stroke,
Define a hemorrhagic stroke,
What are the early symptoms of a ...
11  cards
Restorative therapies for sensorimotor function after stroke (NEEDS IMPROVEMENT)
Describe the anatomy of the human...,
Why can restored motor function b...,
What is the function and target o...
5  cards
Emergent therapies for migraine
Where are 5ht 1f receptors found,
What are some examples of 5ht1f r...,
What may be the role of cgrp in m...
17  cards
Parkinson's disease 26/03
What are 5 key mechanisms of path...,
What are the preclinical symptoms...,
What are the early clinical sympt...
12  cards
Schizophrenia 26/03
Gross pathological features of sc...,
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia,
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia
17  cards
CNS targets for pain treatment 14/4
What is the gate c,
What are most common anti algaesics,
What analgesics are currently in ...
22  cards
Mechanisms of neuronal death
Mechanisms of ca mediated neurona...,
How does arachidonic acid mediate...,
How does nitric oxide mediate exc...
14  cards
Animal models and pain
Reference,
What are the main challenges in m...,
What implications may the heterog...
4  cards
Novel sensory targets for pain relief
8 classes of current analgesics,
What are the risks and benefits f...,
5 novel targets for
7  cards
Neurotransmitters
Dopamine synthetic mechanisms,
Dopamine metabolism,
Key dopamine pathways
31  cards
Tackling dyskinesia in PD
Define leva dopa induced dyskinesia,
Alternative dopamine therapies wi...,
Dopamine agonists
16  cards
Disease modification in PD
Define disease modifying strategy,
What are the main challenges to d...,
Why would a disease modifying the...
17  cards
Flipped lectures: PD modification
Which mechanisms may underlie inc...,
Strategies to reduce excitotoxici...,
Mglu5 antagonists
7  cards
Alzheimer's disease and Current Treatment
4 early signs of alzheimers disea...,
Five as of alzheimers,
What other common conditions must...
16  cards
Alzheimers: Future treatment
Amyloid based targets for ad therapy,
What are some clinical trial desi...,
What pathologies of ad might a di...
13  cards
Genetics and Pain
Why should the risks of environme...,
What are shared and non shared en...,
What is linkage analysis
7  cards
Astrocytes and the CNS
General morphological features of...,
Five general functions of astrocytes,
Summarise the developmental funct...
22  cards
Neurobiology of AD.
What are the deleterious effects ...,
What are the effects of ab oligom...,
How does production of ab oligome...
10  cards
The placebo effect
Define placebo effect,
Define nocebo effects,
4 types of external cues
11  cards
Peripheral and Central Sensitization
What are 5 risk factors for devel...,
How might epigenetic mechanisms m...,
What are the key genetic modulato...
25  cards
The ageing brain
Which two neurotransmitters show ...,
What are the main gross pathologi...,
What are the main causes of cell ...
27  cards

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