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Rapid tranquillisation for agitated patients in emergency psychiatric rooms: a randomised trial of midazolam versus haloperidol plus promethazine [PDF]
, 2003 OBJECTIVE: To compare two widely used drug treatments for people with aggression or agitation due to mental illness. DESIGN: Pragmatic, randomised clinical trial. SETTING: Three psychiatric emergency rooms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SUBJECTS:
Abreu, A.M. +13 more
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CPD – Education and Self-assessment: Functional imaging in epilepsy [PDF]
, 2001 Functional imaging plays a growing role in the clinical assessment and research investigation of patients with epilepsy. This article reviews the literature on functional MRI (fMRI) investigation of EEG activity, fMRI evaluation of cognitive and motor ...
Richardson, Mark P
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Behavioral Sciences, 2022 Background: Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common anxiety disorder associated with social and occupational impairment. Recently, a theory was postulated that dysfunctional gamma aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAA) are implicated in ...
Alexander T. Gallo +7 more
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Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures in the Elderly: Getting Safer but Still Not Nearly Safe Enough [PDF]
, 2006 Previously published UK reports showed that excessively large doses of benzodiazepines and opiates were being commonly used to sedate elderly patients for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. This unsafe practice has lead to avoidable morbidity and mortality.
Bell, G. D. +8 more
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Flavonoids as GABAA receptor ligands: the whole story? [PDF]
, 2012 Benzodiazepines are the most widely prescribed class of psychoactive drugs in current therapeutic use, despite the important unwanted side effects that they produce, such as sedation, myorelaxation, ataxia, amnesia, and ethanol and barbiturate ...
Marder, Nora Mariel +1 more
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Pathophysiological Role of Primary Motor Cortex in Essential Tremor
Movement Disorders, EarlyView.Abstract Background Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most prevalent movement disorders. However, the complete understanding of ET pathophysiology remains elusive. Objective To explore the pathophysiological role of primary motor cortex (M1) in ET, specifically exploring its neurophysiological changes and their correlation with voluntary motor ...
Daniele Birreci +10 more
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ongoing invasion of the zoonotic parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis threatens humans, other mammals, and birds. In Mallorca, neurological disorders associated with this parasite are increasingly reported in free‐living Algerian hedgehogs, Atelerix algirus, raising public health concerns.
Anna Šipková +7 more
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Digestive Endoscopy, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 391-399, April 2025.Objectives Propofol is commonly used for endoscopic sedation. However, it can induce adverse hemodynamic effects. Remimazolam is known to have a fast onset and short duration comparable to that of propofol, but with fewer effects on hemodynamics. We assessed the Oxygen Reserve Index to verify whether a sedative dose of remimazolam would better preserve
Kyuho Lee +4 more
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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2016 Context: Mallotus oppositifolius is a shrub that is used traditionally to treat epilepsy, but its potential has not been scientifically validated. Aims: This study investigated the anticonvulsant properties and possible mechanism of action of the 70% v/v
Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia +4 more
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2009 FUNDAMENTO: A ecocardiografia transesofágica (ETE) é um exame semi-invasivo amplamente utilizado e seu uso associado a sedativos poderá influenciar a segurança do procedimento. OBJETIVO: analisar aspectos da segurança da ETE associada ao uso de midazolam
Alexandre Ferreira Cury +10 more
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