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lorazepam and Brain Disorders

lorazepam has been researched along with Brain Disorders in 7 studies

Lorazepam: A benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Risk factors for the disease include older age, renal dysfunction, critical illness, and inappropriate dosing based upon renal function."5.56Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity Presenting with Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Admitted as a Stroke Alert. ( Allyn, R; Cunningham, JM; Sachs, KV, 2020)
"Lorazepam was initiated but did not control the catatonic symptoms."3.01Catatonia as the Presentation of Encephalopathy Associated With Autoimmune Thyroiditis: A Case Report and Literature Review. ( Al-Ghannami, AK; Ali, HT; Caprara, ALF; Mohamed, FR; Rissardo, JP, 2023)
"Minimal requirements: seizure-prevention outcome given as fraction of cases; AED or control assigned by random or quasi-random mechanism."2.41Antiepileptogenesis and seizure prevention trials with antiepileptic drugs: meta-analysis of controlled trials. ( Temkin, NR, 2001)
" Risk factors for the disease include older age, renal dysfunction, critical illness, and inappropriate dosing based upon renal function."1.56Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity Presenting with Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Admitted as a Stroke Alert. ( Allyn, R; Cunningham, JM; Sachs, KV, 2020)
"Subacute encephalopathy with seizures in chronic alcoholism (SESA) was first described in 1981 by Niedermeyer who reported alcoholic patients presenting with confusion, seizures and focal neurological deficits and is quite distinct from patients presenting with typical alcohol withdrawal seizures."1.37Subacute encephalopathy and seizures in alcoholics (SESA) presenting with non-convulsive status epilepticus. ( LaRoche, SM; Shivdat-Nanhoe, R, 2011)
"Psychosis and auditory hallucinations are characteristic features of schizophrenia, but may also complicate many somatic diseases."1.34A vanishing lesion in the temporal lobe associated with schizophrenialike psychosis and catatonia. ( Beerepoot, LJ; Kho, KH; Sommer, IE; van Veelen, NM, 2007)

Research

Studies (7)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's3 (42.86)29.6817
2010's2 (28.57)24.3611
2020's2 (28.57)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Ali, HT1
Mohamed, FR1
Al-Ghannami, AK1
Caprara, ALF1
Rissardo, JP1
Cunningham, JM1
Sachs, KV1
Allyn, R1
LaRoche, SM1
Shivdat-Nanhoe, R1
Hunt, CH1
Wood, CP1
Lane, JI1
Bolster, BD1
Bernstein, MA1
Witte, RJ1
Wehrschuetz, M1
Simbrunner, J1
Enzinger, C1
Ebner, F1
Kho, KH1
van Veelen, NM1
Beerepoot, LJ1
Sommer, IE1
Temkin, NR1

Reviews

2 reviews available for lorazepam and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
Catatonia as the Presentation of Encephalopathy Associated With Autoimmune Thyroiditis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
    Journal of psychiatric practice, 2023, Nov-01, Volume: 29, Issue:6

    Topics: Brain Diseases; Catatonia; Female; Hashimoto Disease; Humans; Lorazepam; Middle Aged; Thyroiditis, A

2023
Antiepileptogenesis and seizure prevention trials with antiepileptic drugs: meta-analysis of controlled trials.
    Epilepsia, 2001, Volume: 42, Issue:4

    Topics: Anticonvulsants; Brain Diseases; Brain Injuries; Carbamazepine; Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic;

2001

Other Studies

5 other studies available for lorazepam and Brain Disorders

ArticleYear
Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity Presenting with Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Admitted as a Stroke Alert.
    The American journal of case reports, 2020, Mar-09, Volume: 21

    Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticonvulsants; Aphasia; Brain Diseases; Cefepime

2020
Subacute encephalopathy and seizures in alcoholics (SESA) presenting with non-convulsive status epilepticus.
    Seizure, 2011, Volume: 20, Issue:6

    Topics: Acetamides; Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures; Alcoholism; Anticonvulsants; Brain Diseases; Confusion; Dif

2011
Wide, short bore magnetic resonance at 1.5 t: reducing the failure rate in claustrophobic patients.
    Clinical neuroradiology, 2011, Volume: 21, Issue:3

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia, General; Brain Diseases; Child; Equipment De

2011
[Hemiballism-hemichorea syndrome].
    RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin, 2007, Volume: 179, Issue:1

    Topics: Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; Brain Diseases; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Chorea; Drug Therapy, Combinati

2007
A vanishing lesion in the temporal lobe associated with schizophrenialike psychosis and catatonia.
    Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology, 2007, Volume: 20, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Aggression; Antipsychotic Agents; Brain Diseases; Catatonia; Delusions; Diffusion Magnetic Re

2007