Focal nonconvulsive seizures during detoxification for benzodiazepine abuse

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-170

  Albiero, Anna ^a   Brigo, Francesco ^b   Faccini, Marco ^a   Casari, Rebecca ^a   Quaglio, Gianluca ^a   Storti, Monica ^b   Fiaschi, Antonio ^b   Bongiovanni, Luigi Giuseppe ^b   Lugoboni, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug; Benzodiazepine abuse; Flumazenil; Seizures

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUMAZENIL; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; OXCARBAZEPINE; TEMAZEPAM; VALPROIC ACID; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BENZODIAZEPINE ABUSE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOCAL NONCONVULSIVE SEIZURE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SLOW DRUG RELEASE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; FLUMAZENIL; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEIZURES; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84856793310     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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