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Is the Long-Term Use of Benzodiazepines Associated With Worse Cognition Performance in Highly Educated Older Adults?

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Benzodiazepines (BZD) are common medications for sedative, hypnotic, and anxiolytic that are especially prevalent in older adults. Previous studies have shown that BZD use could impair users' cognition, significantly affecting their quality ...
Linzi Liu, Peiying Jian, Yifang Zhou, Yifang Zhou, Jian Zhou, Linna Jia, Minghui Tang, Rongwei Zhang, Rongwei Zhang, Yanqing Tang, Yanqing Tang   +10 more
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Experimental versus theoretical log D_7.4, pK_a and plasma protein binding values for benzodiazepines appearing as new psychoactive substances [PDF]

, 2018
The misuse of benzodiazepines as new psychoactive substances is an increasing problem around the world. Basic physicochemical and pharmacokinetic data is required on these substances in order to interpret and predict their effects upon humans ...
Manchester, Kieran R., Maskell, Peter D., Waters, Laura   +2 more
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Frontiers in EEG as a tool for the management of pediatric epilepsy: Past, present, and future

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Electroencephalography (EEG) has evolved into an indispensable tool in pediatric epilepsy, fundamentally transforming the diagnosis, classification, and management of this condition. This review chronicles the historical journey of EEG from its groundbreaking inception to its current pivotal role in delineating distinct pediatric epilepsy ...
Hiroki Nariai
wiley   +1 more source

Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and fracture risk [PDF]

, 2010
Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), which has a high rate of use among teenagers in Europe and the United States, has been associated with impaired bone mineral acquisition during adolescence and accelerated bone loss in later life.
Brauchli, Yolanda B., Jick, Susan S., Kraenzlin, Marius E., Meier, Christian, Meier, Christoph R.   +4 more
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Rescue epilepsy medication and training: A comparison between midazolam use, guidelines, clinical practice, and possibilities in the UK and Norway

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Status epilepticus (SE) is a prolonged epileptic seizure carrying significant risk of long‐term disability and death. Rescue therapies are prescribed for prehospital administration to terminate SE. This study compared prescribing practices of rescue therapies of midazolam in the UK and Norway.
Audrey McBride, Oliver Johannes Henning, Cecilie Johannessen Landmark, Lance Watkins, Samuel Tromans, Paul Basset, Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou, Rohit Shankar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benzodiazepine use and risk of dementia: prospective population based study [PDF]

, 2012
Producción CientíficaObjective To evaluate the association between use of benzodiazepines and incident dementia. Design Prospective, population based study. Setting PAQUID study, France. Participants 1063 men and women (mean age 78.2 years) who were
Bazin, Fabienne, Billiot ide Gage, Sophie, Bégaud, Bernard, Carvajal García-Pando, Alfonso, Dartigues, Jean-François, Kurth, Tobias, Pariente, Antoine, Pérès, Karine, Verdoux, Hélène   +8 more
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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
wiley   +1 more source

Current practices in managing acutely disturbed patients at three hospitals in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil: a prevalence study [PDF]

, 2002
The medical management of aggressive and violent behaviour is a critical situation for which there is little evidence. In order to prepare for a randomised trial, due to start in the psychiatric emergency rooms of Rio de Janeiro in 2001, a survey of ...
Adams, C.E., Carvalho, A, Coutinho, E, Fagundes, H.M., Gewandszajder, M, Huf, G, Keusen, A, Lopez, J, Oliveira, E.S.   +8 more
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Raja Bandung Banana (Musa ParadisiacaL.cv Raja Bandung) Prevents Increased Systolic Blood Pressure in Rats Given Acute Stress Test [PDF]

, 2015
The relationships between stress and hypertension have been evaluated. Heightened blood pressure (BP) reactions to acute stress have been implicated in cardiovascular disease\u27s development. Consumption of fruit or vegetables lowering BP.
Anindyah, D. S. (Dina), Farmawati, A. (Arta)   +1 more
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Progressive clonic slowing predicts severity of respiratory dysfunction and prolonged postictal immobility in tonic–clonic seizures

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Progressive clonic slowing is a common electroclinical phenomenon observed during the clonic phase of bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (BTCS) and reflects an inhibitory phenomenon. We aimed to explore the relationship between progressive clonic slowing and biomarkers implicated in the pathophysiology of sudden unexpected death in ...
John Phamnguyen, Fred Tremayne, Lata Vadlamudi, Cecilie Lander, Stephen Walsh, Xiaohua Chen, Alice‐Ann Sullivan, Viktor Vegh, David Reutens   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source