Compulsive activity and anterograde amnesia after zolpidem use

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-181

  Tsai, Ming Jun ^a,b,d   Tsai, Yi Hung ^c   Huang, Yaw Bin ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Ten Chan General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activity; Anterograde amnesia; Compulsive; Hypnotics; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

TRAZODONE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLEANING; COMPULSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; SEDATION; SHOPPING; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PYRIDINES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 33847092566     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650600956741     Document Type: Article

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