Substance use and impulsive compulsive disorders and their treatment
Day 1: 8 mg B/2 mg NDay 2: add’l 4 mg/1 mg up to 16 mg/4 mgDays 3–7: increase in units of 4 mg/1 mg until withdrawal symptoms cease;maximum 32…
Dementia and cognitive function and its treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 9 Dementia and cognitive function and its treatment Question One Mary, a 79-year-old patient, is brought to your office by her daughter, who reports that her…
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 8 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment Question One A 15-year-old with inattentive-type attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has a hard time staying focused on…
Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 7 Disorders of sleep and wakefulness and their treatment Question One Denise is a 32-year-old patient with shift work disorder who reports that she is having…
Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 5 Anxiety disorders and anxiolytics Question One A 35-year-old female presents to your office and begins to divulge her frequent worries: ever since she was young…
Chronic pain and its treatment
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 6 Chronic pain and its treatment Question One A 34-year-old woman with fibromyalgia, generalized anxiety disorder, and depression is currently taking several psychotropic medications, including alprazolam,…
Narcolepsy–Cataplexy Syndrome and Symptomatic Hypersomnia
Fig. 26.1 Hypocretin deficiency in narcoleptic subjects. a CSF hypocretin-1 levels are undetectably low in most narcoleptic subjects (84.2 %). Note that two HLA DQB1*0602-negative and one familial case have…
Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (Sodium Oxybate): From the Initial Synthesis to the Treatment of Narcolepsy–Cataplexy and Beyond
Fig. 63.1 Henri Laborit (1914-1995). GHB discoverer and synthesizer First Clinical Trials These seemingly unique properties led initially to the use of GHB in the treatment of patients suffering from…
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Fig. 45.1 Patient #4 from the original reported series of RBD cases in 1986 [2] demonstrates a “home remedy” he resorted to using in desperation to prevent himself from leaping…
Sleep and Stroke
Fig. 31.1 Afferent and efferent connections of the medullary respiratory center. (From Fig. 19.4, [13], with permission) Fig. 31.2 Neuroanatomy of the medullary respiratory center. The brain stem showing in a…
