Trend of Memory Recovery after Benzodiazepine Overdose

trend of memory recovery after benzodiazepine overdose

because of difference in the toxicokinetic and pharmacokinetic characteristics of drugs and with respect to the high rate of benzodiazepine abuse in suicidal attempts, the trend of possible anterograde amnesia after recovery from benzodiazepine overdose were evaluated in iranian patients. this was a prospective descriptive/analytic clinical trial, which was conducted, in noor general teaching h...

EFFICACY OF FLUMAZENIL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BENZODIAZEPINE OVERDOSE

Benzodiazepine overdose is the most commonly encountered drug overdose in Iran. It has been reported by many authors that flumazenil possesses highly specific antagonistic activity on central benzodiazepine receptors. We conducted a prospective study on 150 patients brought to the toxicology emergency ward in Loghman-Hakim hospital with benzodiazepine overdose to assess the efficacy of flu...

Late brain recovery processes after drug overdose.

Though recovery of consciousness after drug overdose may occur within a day or two, the drug itself may not finally leave the brain for another one to three weeks, and at this late time a withdrawal syndrome can occur, with insomnia, restlessness, raised paradoxical (R.E.M.) sleep, epileptic phenomena, and even delirium. It is proposed that a high degree of drug-tolerance and dependence can be ...

Benzodiazepine overdose: are specific antagonists useful.

efficacy of flumazenil in the management of benzodiazepine overdose

benzodiazepine overdose is the most commonly encountered drug overdose in iran. it has been reported by many authors that flumazenil possesses highly specific antagonistic activity on central benzodiazepine receptors. we conducted a prospective study on 150 patients brought to the toxicology emergency ward in loghman-hakim hospital with benzodiazepine overdose to assess the efficacy of flumazen...

Recovery from prolonged cerebral depression after fluvoxamine overdose.

In a follow up period of 5-33 months only one of the general practitioners who had received teaching continued to refer patients with shoulder or elbow lesions to the clinic. The percentages of all clinic referrals relating to simple shoulder or elbow lesions were 6 5%, 7/9%, and 8-6% in the first, second, and third years of the study, respectively (32, 41, and 47 patients). The waiting time fo...