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Benzodiazepine abuse among the elderly

Journal of Geriatric Mental Health, 2016
Benzodiazepines belong to the hypnotic-sedative class of drugs which have anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic properties. These drugs have been in clinical use for at least half a century.
Shalini Singh, Siddharth Sarkar
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Bright light therapy as part of a multicomponent management program improves sleep and functional outcomes in delirious older hospitalized adults. [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectiveDelirium is associated with poor outcomes following acute hospitalization. A specialized delirium management unit, the Geriatric Monitoring Unit (GMU), was established.
Ancoli-Israel, Sonia, Chong, Mei Sian, Tan, Keng Teng, Tay, Laura, Wong, Yoke Moi   +4 more
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The association between benzodiazepine use and sleep quality in residential aged care facilities: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2016
BackgroundBenzodiazepines are commonly prescribed in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) for their sedative and anxiolytic effects. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between benzodiazepine use and sleep quality in ...
Lynna Chen, J. S. Bell, R. Visvanathan, Sarah N. Hilmer, T. Emery, Leonie Robson, Jessica M. Hughes, E. C. Tan   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Practical management of repeated life‐threatening status epilepticus in Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood: Case report and literature review

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) is a severe channelopathy that manifests before 18 months of age, primarily caused by pathogenic variants in the ATP1A3 gene. It is characterized by recurrent and disabling episodes of plegia, dystonia, dysautonomia, along with chronic neurological features and cardiac arrhythmias. About 50%
Ramona Cordani, Livia Pisciotta, Michela Stagnaro, Maria Margherita Mancardi, Elisabetta Lampugnani, Luca Manfredini, Lino Nobili, Edvige Veneselli, Elisa De Grandis   +8 more
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Insomnia medication use and the probability of an accidental event in an older adult population

Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety, 2010
Alon Y Avidan1, Liisa A Palmer2, Justin F Doan3, Robert W Baran31UCLA Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 2Thomson Reuters, Washington, DC, USA; 3Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Deerfield, IL, USAObjective: This study examined ...
Alon Y Avidan, Liisa A Palmer, Justin F Doan, et al   +3 more
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Addressing the Issue of Chronic, Inappropriate Benzodiazepine Use: How Can Pharmacists Play a Role?

Pharmacy, 2013
Prescribing guidelines do not recommend the long-term use of benzodiazepines since their effectiveness with chronic use is out-weighed by risks including dependence, memory and cognitive impairment, hip fractures and traffic accidents.
Helen C. Gallagher
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Difficult‐to‐Treat Epilepsy With Developmental Implications

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
Samuel Kamoroff, Harry Abram, Fernando Galan   +2 more
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Seminars in epileptology: How to diagnose status epilepticus in adults and children

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) can be regarded as the most severe expression of seizure activity characterized by a low probability of spontaneous cessation and mechanisms leading to metabolic and inflammatory derangements with increased risk of brain damage, alterations of neural networks, and potentially life‐threatening systemic complications ...
M. Leitinger, P. Bosque‐Varela, G. Kuchukhidze, U. Leitner, J. Höfler, G. Kalss, F. Rossini, G. Pilz, H. Novak, M. Mauritz, K. Poppert, A. Toma, E. Trinka   +12 more
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Emerging pharmacotherapy of tinnitus [PDF]

, 2009
Tinnitus, the perception of sound in the absence of an auditory stimulus, is perceived by about 1 in 10 adults, and for at least 1 in 100, tinnitus severely affects their quality of life.
Ana Belén Elgoyhen, Azevedo AA, Bahmad FM, Berthold Langguth, Busto U, Courtney KR, Domeisen H, Feder R, Gananca MM, Goebel G, Goodnick PJ, Gresser U, Guitton MJ, Guitton MJ, Hastak SM, Henry JA, Hilton M, Holstein N, House JW, Kuchar DL, Langguth B, Lenarz T, Mahadevan S, Mardini MK, McCabe BF, Melcher JR, Moller AR, Moller AR, Newman CW, Oliver D, Podoshin L, Richard Salvi, Rogawski MA, Roth SH, Schlee W, Shambaugh GE, Shea JJ, Shulman A, Sieghart W, Tandon R, Wei BPC, Williams SH, Willow M, Zapp JJ   +43 more
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Status non‐epilepticus

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Status non‐epilepticus is characterized by recurrent or prolonged psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures (PNES), which are often mistaken for status epilepticus (SE). This study focuses on the misdiagnosis of convulsive SE in patients whose seizures were of psychogenic origin.
Ronen Spierer, Moshe Herskovitz
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