Levodopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet)
- Parkinson's Disease
- Increase Dopamine in Brain
- Cross blood-brain barrier
- Increase bioavailability
- Arrhythmias
- Dyskinesia
Alzheimer's Disease Interventions
- PET Scan and CT
- Mini-Mental State Examination
- Drug Therapy
- Safe Environment
- Moderate Exercise
- Behavioral Modification
- Assistance with Functional Independence
- Assistance and Support for Caregiver
Donepezil
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor
- Increased Acetylcholine
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dizziness
Memantine
- Alzheimer's Disease
- NMDA Receptor Antagonist
- Prevents Excitotoxicity
- Confusion
- Hallucinations
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Progressive Muscle Weakness
- Systemic Muscle Wasting
- Fasciculations
- Spasticity
- Fatigue
- Riluzole (Rilutek)
- Stretching
- Little to No Cognitive Decline
- Respiratory Support
- Palliative Care
Huntington's Disease
- Autosomal Dominant
- Trinucleotide Repeat
- CAG Repeats
- Chromosome 4
- Anticipation
- Caudate
- Decrease of ACh
- Decrease of GABA
- Chorea
- Dementia
- Depression
- Glutamate Toxicity
- Neuronal Death via NMDA Binding