Dependance au zolpidem et crise d'epilepsie.

Citalopram/therapeutic use; Female; GABA Agonists/adverse effects; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives/administration & dosage/adverse effects; Mental Disorders/drug therapy; Pyridines/administration & dosage/adverse effects; Risk Factors; Seizures/chemically induced; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors/therapeutic use; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders/etiology/prevention & control; Treatment Outcome

Abstract :

[en] Zolpidem is an imidazopiridine with hypnotic properties. Compared to benzodiazepines, zolpidem has a mechanism of action that is thought to reduce the risk of dependence or abuse. However, in the past 10 years, several cases of zolpidem abuse, dependence and withdrawal reactions have been described in the litterature. Here, we describe a case of dependence and withdrawal seizure.

Disciplines :

Psychiatry

Author, co-author :

Pitchot, William ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Psychiatrie et psychologie médicale

Ansseau, Marc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Psychiatrie et psychologie médicale

Language :

French

Title :

Dependance au zolpidem et crise d'epilepsie.

Alternative titles :

[en] Zolpidem dependence and withdrawal seizure

Publication date :

2009

Journal title :

Revue Médicale de Liège

ISSN :

0370-629X

eISSN :

2566-1566

Publisher :

Hopital de Baviere, Liège, Belgium

Volume :

Issue :

7-8

Pages :

407-8

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Available on ORBi :

since 09 March 2010

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