Nodding disease is a neurological disorder of children and adolescents that is endemic in South Sudan, Tanzania, and northern Uganda. The disease is characterized by constant nodding seizures at mealtimes and gradual physical and mental deterioration. Typically, nodding disease leads to death within a few years. What is nodding disease? Nodding disease is a disease … Nodding Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Erythromelalgia is a rare circulatory disorder that is associated with seizure-like recurring painful swelling in the legs, feet, arms, and/or hands. Men and women can be equally affected by erythromelalgia. What is erythromelalgia? Erythromelalgia is the name given to a rare neuro-vascular disorder and functional circulatory disorder associated with seizure-like painful hyperemia (increased blood flow) … Erythromelalgia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Valproate is widely used in medicine to prevent seizures in epilepsy. In addition, it is often used as a phase prophylactic in bipolar disorder and schizoaffective psychosis. What is valproate? Valproate is widely used in medicine to prevent seizures in epilepsy. Valproates are salts of artificially produced valproic acid, which chemically belongs to the branched … Valproate: Effects, Uses & Risks
Symptoms Possible symptoms of multiple sclerosis include: Weakness, numbness of the extremities. Visual disturbances, eye pain, optic neuritis. Paresthesias (eg, formication, tingling), pain, nerve pain. Tremor, coordination / balance disorders. Speech and swallowing disorders Dizziness, lightheadedness Fatigue Urinary incontinence, constipation Sexual function disorders, erectile dysfunction The disease is often relapsing and recurrent (relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis), … Multiple Sclerosis Causes and Treatment
Alice in Wonderland syndrome refers to a neurological symptom complex associated with impaired perception of the environment and/or self. Migraine and epilepsy patients and young children are most commonly affected by Alice in Wonderland syndrome. What is Alice in Wonderland syndrome? Alice in Wonderland syndrome refers to a neurological symptom complex associated with impaired perception … Alice in Wonderland Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Products Antiepileptic drugs are commercially available in the form of tablets, dispersible tablets, capsules, solutions, suspensions, syrups, as nasal sprays, enemas, and as injectables, among others. Structure and properties The antiepileptic drugs are structurally heterogeneous agents. Within the class, several groups can be identified (see below). Effects The agents have antiepileptic, anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant … Antiepileptic Drugs
Symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder that manifests itself in the following persistent or recurrent symptoms: Lower abdominal pain or cramping Diarrhea and/or constipation Flatulence Change in bowel habits, impaired defecation. Incontinence, urge to defecate, feeling of incomplete emptying. The symptoms improve with defecation. Some patients suffer mainly from diarrhea, others from … Irritable Bowel Syndrome Causes and Treatment
As the name suggests, burning feet syndrome is a disorder in the feet. There is usually a painful burning sensation during the course of the disorder. In some cases, patients also complain of tingling, tension, irritation, itching and redness of the skin of the feet. What are burning feet? Burning feet possess the medical term … Burning Feet Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Primidone is an anticonvulsant from the pharmacologically active group of anticonvulsant drugs. It is used for long-term therapy of various forms of epilepsy. What is primidone? Primidone records an anticonvulsant effect in patients with epilepsy. Primidone records an anticonvulsant effect in patients with epilepsy. It is classified in the antiepileptic drug group. It is chemically … Primidone: Effects, Uses & Risks
Bromperidol is one of the active ingredients contained in the classic neuroleptics. The highly potent substance has a strong antipsychotic effect. It is one of the successor substances to haloperidol, which found widespread use in psychiatric hospitals under the label Haldol beginning in the mid-1960s. What is bromperidol? Bromperidol is one of the active ingredients … Bromperidol: Effects, Uses & Risks
Phenytoin is a drug in the anticonvulsant drug class. Depending on its use, phenytoin is also classified as an antiarrhythmic agent. What is phenytoin? Anticonvulsants are used to inhibit impulses in the CNS to prevent incipient seizures. Phenytoin is a drug used primarily to treat epilepsy. However, the substance is also used for the treatment … Phenytoin: Effects, Uses & Risks
Products Mefloquine is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (generic: mephaquine). The active ingredient was approved in many countries in 1984. Distribution of the original Lariam (Roche) was discontinued in 2014 for commercial reasons. Structure and properties Mefloquine (C17H16F6N2O, Mr = 378.3 g/mol) is a fluorinated quinoline and piperidine derivative and an analog … Mefloquine
