Chapter 12 Anticonvulsant Drugs and Drugs to Treat Epilepsy, Migraine Headaches, and Intracranial Emergencies

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Across
  1. 1. a range of sudden and serious medical conditions that affect the brain, its surrounding structures, or blood vessels within the skull
  2. 3. seizures that affect a small part of the brain and cause twitching movements or a change in sensation, such as an odd taste or smell
  3. 6. an imaging procedure that uses a radioactive tracer substance to detect disease or injury in the brain
  4. 10. a type of focal seizure that makes a person confused or dazed and unresponsive to questions or directions for up to a few minutes.
  5. 11. a noninvasive imaging procedure that uses x-rays to produce horizontal and axial images of the brain
  6. 18. a test that measures changes in the brain’s electrical patterns that relate to seizures or other neurological conditions
  7. 22. a type of headache that can be recurring and are often associated with a range of symptoms that can greatly affect quality of life
  8. 26. drugs that bind to and activate serotonin receptors, often used in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and migraine headaches
  9. 28. gum overgrowth
  10. 29. inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system
  11. 30. a life-threatening condition in which a portion of the brain is displaced due to increased intracranial pressure
  12. 31. seizures that cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space, also known as petit mal seizures
  13. 33. a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures
  14. 34. a prevalent medical condition that can cause pain or discomfort in the head or neck area
  15. 35. a class of drugs that bind and inhibit alpha-adrenergic receptors, thereby inhibiting smooth muscle contraction
  16. 36. a membrane protein that transports sodium into the cell and hydrogen out of the cell
  17. 37. swelling of the brain
  18. 38. seizures that involve both tonic (muscle stiffness) and clonic (muscle jerking) phases, also known as tonic-clonic seizures
  19. 39. the use of drugs to prevent the occurrence of a condition
Down
  1. 2. an elevated pressure within the skull that may or may not cause symptoms
  2. 4. therapy that aims to relieve symptoms through drug administration
  3. 5. a sudden and temporary disturbance in the electrical activity of the brain that can cause changes in behavior, movement, or consciousness
  4. 7. seizures that begin in one part of the brain but then spread to both sides of the brain; the person first has a focal seizure, followed by a generalized seizure
  5. 8. terminology used to describe the warning signs of an impending seizure
  6. 9. that are primarily used to treat seizures and epilepsy
  7. 12. an imaging procedure that uses large magnetic radio waves to produce clear images of the structures inside the skull
  8. 13. seizures that begin in a specific area of the brain and can cause a wide range of symptoms depending on the area of the brain that is affected; also known as partial seizures
  9. 14. seizures that begin in a specific area of the brain and can cause a wide range of symptoms depending on the area of the brain that is affected; also known as focal seizures
  10. 15. direct measurement of intracranial pressure by inserting a catheter into the skull and connecting it to a pressure transducer
  11. 16. terminology for acute liver failure
  12. 17. seizures in which abnormal activity occurs in both sides of the brain from the beginning of the seizure
  13. 19. hard deposits of mineral and salts that form inside the kidney or urinary tract, also known as renal calculi or kidney stones
  14. 20. seizures that involve both tonic (muscle stiffness) and clonic (muscle jerking) phases, also known as grand mal seizures
  15. 21. an involuntary contraction of muscles that cause sudden irregular movements of the body
  16. 23. a rise in the pressure within the skull that can cause various symptoms, such as headache, nausea, vomiting, visual changes, and altered mental status
  17. 24. a clear, colorless, watery fluid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord
  18. 25. seizures that cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space; also known as absence seizures
  19. 27. a seizure in which the cause cannot be identified
  20. 32. a short communication channel between the paired lateral ventricles and the third ventricle of the brain