background: diabetes mellitus in some clinical cases is accompanied with hyperalgesia. in this study, we evaluated the possible beneficial effect of chronic pelargonidin (pg) treatment on hyperalgesia in streptozotocin (stz)-diabetic neuropathic rat. methods: male wistar rats (n = 56) were divided into seven groups, i.e. control, diabetic, pg-treated control, pg (single- and multiple-dose)-trea...

The incidence of respiratory depression following treatment of prolonged seizures with benzodiazepines is variable in the literature. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of children treated for prolonged seizure over a one year period. Of the 56 seizures treated, 30 received lorazepam, 19 diazepam, and seven both drugs. Twenty two episodes (39%) of prolonged seizure were treated with multipl...