Clinical syndrome associated with zolpidem ingestion in dogs: 33 cases (January 1998-July 2000)

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 208-210

  Richardson, Jill A ^a,b   Gwaltney Brant, Sharon M ^a   Albretsen, Jay C ^a   Khan, Safdar A ^a   Porter, Jessica A ^a  

^a ASPCA ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Imidazopyridine; Insomnia; Paradoxical; Toxicosis

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; ZOLPIDEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; INSOMNIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; SLEEP STAGE; SYNDROME; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; POISONING; PYRIDINES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; SYNDROME; VOMITING;

EID: 0036515994     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2002.tb02357.x     Document Type: Article

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