Drug-induced Neurological Disorders

Prof. K. K. Jain MD, FRACS, FFPMConsultant in NeurologyCEO, Jain PharmaBiotechBlaesiring 7CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland

1. Introduction, history and epidemiology of drug-induced neurological disorders.- 2. Neurologic symptoms as adverse drug reactions.- 3. Role of the blood-brain barrier in effects of drugs on the brain.- 4. Pathomechanisms of drug-induced neurological disorders.- 5. Adverse effects of drugs on the fetal nervous system.- 6. Principles of management of drug-induced neurological disorders.- 7. Methods of drug delivery to the nervous system and DIND.- 8. Neurological complications of anesthesia.- 9. Neurological complications of cancer therapies.- 10. Adverse effects of biological therapies on the nervous system.- 11.Drug-induced aseptic meningitis.- 12. Drug-induced intracranial hypertension.- 13. Drug-induced encephalopathies.- 14. Drug-induced disorders of memory and dementia.- 15. Drug-induced disturbances of consciousness.- 16. Drug-induced neuro-psychiatric disorders.- 17. Neurological effects of drug abuse.- 18. Drug-induced sleep disorders.- 19. Drug-induced seizures.- 20. Drug-induced movement disorders.- 21. Tardive dyskinesia.- 22. Drug-induced headaches.- 23. Drug-induced cerebrovascular disorders.- 24. Drug-induced disorders of cranial nerves.- 25. Drug-induced neurootological disorders.- 26. Drug-induced neuro-ophthalmological disorders.- 27. Drug-induced disorders of smell and taste.- 28. Drug-induced peripheral neuropathies.- 29. Drug-induced disorders of the autonomic nervous system.- 30. Drug-induced neuromuscular disorders.- 31. Drug-induced myopathies.- 32. Drug-induced spinal disorders.- 33. Drug-induced cerebellar disorders.- 34. Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome.- 35. Drug-induced pituitary disorders.- 36. Serotonin syndrome.- 37. Drug-induced Guillain-Barré syndrome.- 38. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.