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The use of benzodiazepines in palliative care

, 2006
Background: Benzodiazepines are widely used in palliative care, but few studies have attempted to study their use. Aim: To determine the frequency and nature of benzodiazepine prescribing in a palliative care setting.
Henderson, M, MacGregor, E, Hotopf, M, Sykes, N   +3 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

Recent Advances in Benzodiazepine Electroanalysis

Chemosensors
Benzodiazepines are psychoactive drugs with wide clinical applications. Unfortunately, due to their sedative effects, benzodiazepines are frequently used as date rape drugs or in drug-facilitated crimes.
Mihaela-Carmen Cheregi, Emilia-Elena Iorgulescu, Mircea-Alexandru Comănescu, Iulia Gabriela David, Adelaida Sorana Trifu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Legislation to address street trading of benzodiazepines ‘due in early 2013′.

, 2012
LEGISLATION THAT WILL address the street-trading of Benzodiazepines is expected to be brought in in 2013. Deputy Róisín Shortall said last May that new legislation is being drafted that will make it illegal to possess benzodiazepines without ...

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Neonatal seizures and GABAergic drugs: Scylla and Charybdis?

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Neonates have a high incidence of seizures that are frequently difficult to control with conventional first‐line anti‐seizure medications, which are gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists. The reasons for this clinical problem are multifold but are likely related to the unique physiology of the immature nervous system. Specifically, the early
Kerry W. Thompson, Lucie Suchomelova, Claude G. Wasterlain   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of cenobamate on cortical responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation in people with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Cenobamate (CNB) is an effective antiseizure medication, though its mechanisms of efficacy remain incompletely understood. We assessed changes in cortical responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) following CNB treatment.
Silvano R. Gefferie, Diego Jiménez‐Jiménez, Gerhard H. Visser, Robert M. Helling, Arn M. J. M. van den Maagdenberg, Josemir W. Sander, Simona Balestrini, Roland D. Thijs   +7 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

Long-term prescription opioids and/or benzodiazepines and mortality among HIV-infected and uninfected patients

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 2015
Background: Increased long-term prescription of opioids and/or benzodiazepines necessitates evaluating risks associated with their receipt. We sought to evaluate the association between long-term opioids and/or benzodiazepines and mortality in HIV ...
Daniel F. Weisberg, Kirsha S Gordon, Declan T. Barry, W. Becker, S. Crystal, E. J. Edelman, Julie R. Gaither, A. Gordon, J. Goulet, R. Kerns, B. Moore, J. Tate, A. Justice, D. Fiellin   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The hidden epidemic: How Ireland has become addicted to benzodiazepines.

, 2018
The online market for highly-addictive benzodiazepines is booming, but what effect is it having on our health?
Byrne, Katie
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Genetic landscape of patients with atypical absence status epilepticus: A systematic review

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Atypical absence status epilepticus (AASE) is a rare subtype of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), characterized by clouding of consciousness and continuous or fluctuating epileptiform activity, generally at a frequency below 3 Hz. Only sparse literature exists on the genetic conditions associated with it.
Maria Cristina Cioclu, Giada Giovannini, Stefano Meletti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source