Convulsive status epilepticus following abrupt high-dose benzodiazepine discontinuation

The misuse of benzodiazepines (BNZ)s may result in serious side effects. Three cases of convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) following abrupt discontinuation of long-term use of 25 mg of lorazepam in one patient and more than 20 mg of flunitrazepam in two patients are presented; they were non-epilept...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2000-04, Vol.59 (1), p.95-97
Hauptverfasser:	Gatzonis, Stylianos D., Angelopoulos, Elias K., Daskalopoulou, Eugenia G., Mantouvalos, Vassilios, Chioni, Alexandra, Zournas, Christos, Siafakas, Alexandros
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Anxiety Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Anxiety Agents - adverse effects Benzodiazepine Benzodiazepines Biological and medical sciences Convulsive status epilepticus Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug abuse Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic - chemically induced Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic - diagnosis Female Flunitrazepam Flunitrazepam - administration & dosage Flunitrazepam - adverse effects Humans Long-Term Care Lorazepam Lorazepam - administration & dosage Lorazepam - adverse effects Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Seizures Side effects Status Epilepticus - chemically induced Status Epilepticus - diagnosis Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - diagnosis Toxicity: nervous system and muscle Withdrawal
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