Central Nervous System Pharmacology — Flashcards

Flashcard 211: _______ is the drug of choice for myoclonic seizures.

Answer: Sodium valproate

Flashcard 212: The treatment of choice for an acute attack of cluster headache is _____

Answer: Sumatriptan at 6 mg subcutaneously

Flashcard 213: Drug of choice for myoclonic seizures is ?

Answer: Valproic acid

Flashcard 214: Drug of choice for Trigeminal neuralgia is :

Answer: Carbamazepine

Flashcard 215: Drug of choice for petit mal seizures is:

Answer: Ethosuximide

Flashcard 216: Drug of choice in complex partial seizure is :

Answer: Lamotrigine

Flashcard 217: Drug of choice for the initial treatment of parkinsonism -

Answer: Levodopa

Flashcard 218: Drug of choice for essential tremors

Answer: Propranolol

Flashcard 219: Drug of choice for Huntington's chorea is

Answer: Tetrabenazine

Extra: VMAT2 inhibitors (Tetrabenazine, Deutetrabenazine) are the current drugs of choice for managing chorea in Huntington's disease. Haloperidol (a D2 receptor antagonist) is an alternative and was traditionally considered the DOC, particularly when psychiatric symptoms are co-present.

Flashcard 220: Drug of choice for acute severe migraine is

Answer: Triptans