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A dopamine agonist used as an adjunctive treatment with carbidopa-levodopa therapy in the management of signs and symptoms of parkinson’s disease. Pergolide (including all generic and brand [permax] products) was withdrawn from the u.s. Market in 2007 after several published studies revealed a link between the drug and increased rates of valvular dysfunction. An antidyskinetic…

A culture-specific syndrome.  

An opioid partial agonist used to treat moderate to severe pain. Marketed under the brand name talwin. A narcotic analgesic. Analgesic used to treat moderate to severe pain. Adverse effects include nausea, dizziness, gastrointestinal upsets, and, in high doses, respiratory and circulatory depression; withdrawal symptoms after prolonged use may also occur. A potent analgesic drug…

In psychoanalytic theory, envy by the female child of the male child’s genitals and presumably associated powers or privileges. The desire of the female for male sex organs or status, Electra complex; phallic stage. In psychoanalysis, the female’s desire to have a penis.  

A stimulant medication used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Pemoline (including all generic and brand [cylert] products) was withdrawn from the u.s. Market in 2005 because of its association with life-threatening liver failure. A stimulant used in ADD with hyperactivity. A drug that stimulates the central nervous system. Pemoline (Cylert) is used to…

An inherited condition that rarely affects females and involves the brain and the central nervous system (CNS). This disease is one of a group of genetic disorders called leukodystrophies. Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease is caused by an inability to form myelin. As a result, individuals with this condition have impaired intellectual functions, such as language and memory,…

A system that determines the appropriateness and reasonableness of medical care under the medicare or medicaid programs. An organization set up as a part of the prospective payment system (PPS) to carry out certain review functions under contract from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA). PROs are external to the hospital; some were formerly Professional Standards…

Review by panels of physicians, and sometimes allied health professionals, of services rendered by other physicians. Also refers to the process whereby publications have been independently reviewed by anonymous professionals who are experts in the con text area. An advisory panel of experts from outside an organization who review research proposals and study results or…

The fear of children.  

One of the paraphilias, characterized by marked distress over, or acting on, urges involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child who, more often than not, is of the same sex. A paraphilia involving sexual activity of adults with children as the objects. It may involve any form of heterosexual or homosexual intercourse. A sexual variance…