Severe Barbiturate Withdrawal Syndrome in Migrainous Patients

Neonatal barbiturate withdrawal.

An infant with neonatal barbiturate withdrawal syndrome is reported. The clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of this condition are discussed. A retrospective review of fifty-three infants of barbiturate-treated epileptic mothers indicated a high incidence of "jitteriness" (17%) and feeding problems (36%) in the immediate neonatal period.

Barbiturate withdrawal following Internet purchase of Fioricet.

BACKGROUND The Internet enables businesses to advertise their pharmaceutical products and services without medical supervision. The Internet also allows for the unsupervised purchase of medications that may have neurologic consequences. OBJECTIVE To describe acute withdrawal delirium following the abrupt discontinuation of Fioricet. PATIENT The patient was a 37-year-old woman with a history...

Haemodialysis in Severe Barbiturate Poisoning.

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in medical patients.

The authors provide a critical review focusing on pharmacotherapy of alcohol withdrawal syndrome in hospitalized patients who are not critically ill. They outline recommendations for patient assessment and monitoring.

Quantitative oculomotor findings in migrainous patients

BACKGROUND Neurotologic signs and symptoms, especially vestibular symptoms are common in migrainous patients. Involvement of the visual system in migrainures has received a great deal of attention in recent years, but the oculomotor part of the visual system has been largely ignored. The goal of this study was to investigate some parts of the central vestibular system using the oculomotor part ...