Central Nervous System Pharmacology — Flashcards

Flashcard 211: Drug of choice for absence seizures:

Answer: Ethosuximide

Flashcard 212: Drug of choice for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is:-

Answer: Methylphenidate

Flashcard 213: Drug of choice for drug induced parkinsonism?

Answer: Anticholinergics

Flashcard 214: The drug of choice for childhood absence seizures is _______

Answer: Ethosuximide

Flashcard 215: 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 216: Drug of choice for acute severe migraine is:

Answer: Sumatriptan

Flashcard 217: Drug of choice for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy?

Answer: Valproate

Flashcard 218: Drug of choice for resistant rheumatic chorea?

Answer: Valproate

Flashcard 219: Drug of choice for essential tremors

Answer: Propranolol

Flashcard 220: The treatment of choice for an acute attack of cluster headache is _____

Answer: Sumatriptan at 6 mg subcutaneously