Drug induced arousal from the permanent vegetative state
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Drug induced arousal from the permanent vegetative state.
BACKGROUND Zolpidem is an omega 1 specific indirect GABA agonist that is used for insomnia, but may have efficacy in brain damage. The long term efficacy of zolpidem in the permanent vegetative state is described in three patients. METHOD Two motor vehicle accident patients and one near drowning patient, all of them in the permanent vegetative state for at least three years, were rated accord...
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عنوان ژورنال: NeuroRehabilitation
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1053-8135,1878-6448
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2006-21104