Category: N

Brand name for the atypical stimulant drug armodafinil.  

A means of providing nursing personnel with information about the needs of and therapeutic strategy for each patient. A formal written plan of care and activities for a patient. Typically, the physician’s activities are not part of the plan; the plan pertains to nursing and to other services, and is part of the nursing record.…

A collection of neurons within the subcortical part of the forebrain, called the striatum, which receives input from the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex. The nucleus accumbens is thought to play an important role in reward, laughter, pleasure, addiction, fear, and the placebo effect. A collection of cells within the basal forebrain. It is…

Non–rapid eye movement sleep. The acronym for nonrapid eye movement sleep, the sleep phase characterized by reduced brain activity, is NREM sleep. NREM sleep and REM sleep alternate during the night. A typical sleep cycle consists of approximately 75% NREM sleep and 25% REM sleep.  

Science of the classification of disorders, usually medical. The naming and classification of diseases. The branch of medical science that deals with the classification (scheme) of diseases. The science of description or classification of diseases.  

A tricyclic antidepressant medication used to treat depression and certain anxiety disorders. Marketed under the brand names aventyl and pamelor. A drug used to reduce pain and as an antidepressant and tranquilliser. Adverse effects include sedation, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and neurological reactions, and the possibility of drug interaction if taken with other drugs. An antidepressant. Nortriptyline…

Brand name for the tricyclic antidepressant drug desipramine.  

A class of medications (also called selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors or norepinephrine specific reuptake inhibitors) that increase levels of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and epinephrine by blocking the action of the norepinephrine transporter and hence the reuptake of neurotransmitters back into neurons. NRIs may be used in the clinical treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy…

A class of medications that increase the levels of both norepinephrine and dopamine, inhibiting their reabsorption back into presynaptic neurons. Examples of NDRIs include the mild central nervous system (CNS) stimulants dexmethylphenidate and methylphenidate.