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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS

Specialty Definition: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS

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Health

A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to increase behavioral alertness, agitation, or excitation. They work by a variety of mechanisms, but usually not by direct excitation of neurons. The many drugs that have such actions as side effects to their main therapeutic use are not included here. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS

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Health

The main treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in narcolepsy is with a group of drugs called central nervous system stimulants. (references)

ADHD is frequently treated with medication, generally central nervous system stimulants such as methylphenidate (Ritalin®), pemoline (Cylert®) and dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine®). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 45 4E 54 52 41 4C      4E 45 52 56 4F 55 53      53 59 53 54 45 4D      53 54 49 4D 55 4C 41 4E 54 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01000101 01001110 01010100 01010010 01000001 01001100 00100000 01001110 01000101 01010010 01010110 01001111 01010101 01010011 00100000 01010011 01011001 01010011 01010100 01000101 01001101 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01001101 01010101 01001100 01000001 01001110 01010100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0045 004E 0054 0052 0041 004C      004E 0045 0052 0056 004F 0055 0053      0053 0059 0053 0054 0045 004D      0053 0054 0049 004D 0055 004C 0041 004E 0054 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

373948545235462483952564955532535953543947253544347554635485453

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INDEX

1. Quotations: Non-fiction
2. Orthography
3. Bibliography


  

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