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Symptoms are thought to arise from transient abnormalities in the blood vessels of the brain. [1] In some cases, it may be associated with childbirth, vasoactive or illicit drug use, or complications of pregnancy. [1] If it occurs after delivery it may be referred to as postpartum cerebral angiopathy.
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Moyamoya disease is a disease in which certain arteries in the brain are constricted. Blood flow is blocked by constriction and blood clots (). [2]A collateral circulation develops around the blocked vessels to compensate for the blockage, but the collateral vessels are small, weak, and prone to bleeding, aneurysm and thrombosis.
In many cases there is evidence of constriction of the blood vessels (if angiography is performed), suggesting a possible overlap with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). Diffusion MRI may be used to identify areas of cytotoxic edema caused by poor blood flow (ischemia) but it is not clear if this prognostically relevant.
High resolution MRI may show hyperenhancement of the blood vessel walls in primary CNS vasculitis and may help to distinguish the lesions form atherosclerotic plaques or reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome which have similar morphology on angiography. MRI usually also shows multiple infarcts, enhancement of the leptomeninges (the ...
The popularity of these drugs have increased significantly since then, with millions prescribed annually. [10] The introduction of these drugs brought profound changes to the treatment of mental illness. It meant that more patients could be treated without the need for confinement in a psychiatric hospital.
The review examines how GLP-1 drugs can balance the neurovascular unit — the part of the brain that regulates blood flow within the brain — thereby creating the possibility of improving ...
This is an alphabetical list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is not exhaustive. All mentioned drugs here are generic names. Not all drugs listed are used regularly in all countries.