Recurring consciousness disturbance with elevation of endogenous benzodiazepine-like activity

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 495-498

  Shimoe, Yutaka ^a   Fukutake, Toshio ^a   Nakai, Ryuhei ^a   Hirayama, Keizo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

consciousness disturbance; electroencephalogram abnormality; endogenous benzodiazepine like activity; flumazenil

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE;

BENZODIAZEPINES; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0029742223     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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