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Incidence and prehospital management of convulsive status epilepticus in Martinique, a French Caribbean territory

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is an acute complication that can either occur in the course of epilepsy, or reflect an acute neurological or systemic disorder. SE incidence and associated mortality vary across regions and studied populations.
Florian Negrello, Alexis Fremery, Jonathan Florentin, Sylvie Merle, Vianney Aquilina, Yannick Brouste, Dabor Resiere, Rishika Banydeen, Papa Gueye   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dispensing of zolpidem and benzodiazepines in Brazilian private pharmacies: a retrospective cohort study from 2014 to 2021

Frontiers in Pharmacology
ObjectiveThe study aimed to evaluate Zolpidem and Benzodiazepines prescription and dispensing data in private pharmacies in Brazil from 2014 to 2021. Methods: This retrospective cohort study was carried out with retrospective open data from the Brazilian
Fabiana Carvalho, André Comiran Tonon, Maria Paz Hidalgo, Manuela Martins Costa, Sotero Serrate Mengue   +4 more
doaj   +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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Integrating targeted consultant pharmacists into a new collaborative care model to reduce the risk of falls in older adults owing to the overuse of opioids and benzodiazepines [PDF]

, 2020
Lori T. Armistead, Tamera D. Hughes, Claire K. Larson, Jan Busby‐Whitehead, Stefanie P. Ferreri   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

Stiripentol use in Dravet syndrome patients in the USA: Results of a real‐world study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with a high seizure burden and mortality risk. Stiripentol, one of the first DS‐specific therapies, received FDA approval in 2018 but its real‐world use and impact post‐approval in the USA remain insufficiently characterized.
Elaine Wirrell, James Wheless, Michael Scott Perry, Linda Laux, Karen C. Keough, Julie Ziobro, Aimee F. Luat, Gewalin Aungaroon, Michael A. Ciliberto, Roxane Noel, Laurent Chancharme, Joseph Sullivan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responding to Substance Use in Racialized Communities in Canada in the Current Polysubstance Era

Canadian Journal of Bioethics
Racialized people experience excess and preventable harm from substance use, raising questions about how justice ought to be pursued via health policy.
Manisha Pahwa, Chetan Mehta
doaj   +1 more source

Ultra‐refractory epilepsy: The newly described entity

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) is defined as the failure of two antiseizure medications (ASMs) to achieve complete seizure control, affecting approximately 30% of epilepsy patients. In some cases, additional ASMs and surgical approaches are also unsuccessful.
Jan Vinklárek, Petra Búřilová, Mojdeh Raouf Zadeh, Eva Zatloukalová, Jitka Kočvarová, Ondřej Strýček, Martin Pail, Klára Štillová, Jan Chrastina, Eva Brichtová, Andrea Pokorná, Dana Mazánková, Milan Brázdil, Irena Doležalová   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting benzodiazepine use through induced eye convergence inability with a smartphone app: a proof-of-concept study

Frontiers in Digital Health
BackgroundBenzodiazepines (BZDs) are readily available potent drugs that act as central depressants. These drugs are widely used, misused, and abused. For patients with BZD use disorder, the traditional sobriety monitoring method is periodic urine tests ...
Kiki W. K. Kuijpers, Markku D. Hämäläinen, Andreas Zetterström, Maria Winkvist, Marieke Niesters, Marieke Niesters, Monique van Velzen, Fred Nyberg, Albert Dahan, Albert Dahan, Albert Dahan, Karl Andersson, Karl Andersson   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Baclofen but Not Diazepam Alleviates Alcohol-Seeking Behavior and Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Dysfunction in Stressed Withdrawn Mice

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
This study compares the impact of repeated injections of baclofen (an agonist of GABAB receptors) or diazepam (a benzodiazepine having an agonist action on GABAA receptors) given during the alcohol-withdrawal period on the stress-induced restoration of ...
Yolaine Rabat, Nadia Henkous, Marc Corio, Xavier Nogues, Daniel Beracochea   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remimazolam besylate; overview of a novel benzodiazepine for general anesthesia

, 2022
Yasuhiro Morimoto
openalex   +2 more sources