Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2017 Objective: To compare how newly initiated treatment with benzodiazepines, Z-hypnotics or both associates with the reception of disability pension among 40,661 individuals of a working age. Design: Prescription register study.
Ingunn F. Tvete +2 more
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Reducing Benzodiazepine Use for the Treatment of Insomnia and Supporting Nonpharmacological Therapies [PDF]
, 2019 Most medical organizations recommend against the use of benzodiazepine use for the treatment of insomnia, especially in the elderly. However, the percentage of the adult population on benzos increase with age: 7.5% in adults ages 51-64; 9% in adults over
Pyon, UnChan
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Development of a Consensus Statement for the Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Using the Delphi Technique. [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015, The Author(s).Introduction: There is a lack of agreed and established guidelines for the treatment of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (AE-IPF).
Bennett, BM +8 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Isolated rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) is a prodromal state for Lewy body disorders and exhibits biological heterogeneity that may influence clinical expression and progression. We examined clinical features in individuals with iRBD and biomarker‐defined synucleinopathy.
Daniel Weintraub +24 more
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The Prevalence of Benzodiazepine Usage Among Cardiovascular Patients [PDF]
مجله علوم پزشکی صدراIntroduction: Both benzodiazepines and cardiovascular disease independently increase dementia risk, while anxiety and other psychiatric disorders may exacerbate cardiovascular diseases.
Vahid Mohammadkarimi +7 more
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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak +9 more
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Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2015 Flumazenil, a benzodiazepine receptor antagonist, is the drug of choice for the diagnosis and treatment of benzodiazepine overdose. We are presenting a patient with chronic alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease, who came with alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Moh′d Al-Halawani +5 more
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TSPO ligands promote cholesterol efflux and suppress oxidative stress and inflammation in choroidal endothelial cells [PDF]
, 2018 Choroidal endothelial cells supply oxygen and nutrients to retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells and photoreceptors, recycle metabolites, and dispose of metabolic waste through the choroidal blood circulation.
Bartholomew, Christopher +4 more
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Fully Automated Synthesis of Novel TSPO PET Imaging Ligand [18F]Fluoroethyltemazepam
Molecules, 2021 Introduction: Benzodiazepines, including temazepam are described as TSPO antagonists. In fact, TSPO was initially described as a peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) with a secondary binding site for diazepam.
Dario Fiorenza +5 more
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Older patients' prescriptions screening in the community pharmacy: development of the Ghent Older People's Prescriptions community Pharmacy Screening (GheOP3S) tool [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ageing of the population often leads to polypharmacy. Consequently, potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) becomes more frequent. Systematic screening for PIP in older patients in primary care could yield a large improvement in health ...
Boussery, Koen +5 more
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