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Chapter-30 CNS Stimulants

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Pharmacology for Dental and Allied Health Sciences

Author
1. Udaykumar Padmaja
ISBN
9788184481495
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10941_30
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2007
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1. Father Muller Medical College, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

CNS stimulants may be respiratory stimulants, psychomotor stimulants and convulsants. Respiratory stimulants may be used in acute respiratory failure and in apnoea in premature infants. Amphetamine, cocaine, methylxanthines are psychomotor stimulants. Nootropics are drugs that improve memory and cognition.

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