lorazepam has been researched along with Cervical Dystonia in 2 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.
Cervical Dystonia: A common form of DYSTONIA due to involuntary sustained or spasmodic, repetitive muscle contractions in the neck region. According to the position of the twisted neck and head, cervical dystonia can be categorized as torticollis, laterocollis, retrocollis, and a combination of these abnormal postures.
| Excerpt | Relevance | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| " Six consecutive patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (ST) in whom initial amelioration with lorazepam was lost, improved following withdrawal from high doses of lorazepam (3 entered remission or virtual remission; 3 showed marked to moderate improvement)." | 7.67 | Improvement in spasmodic torticollis following treatment and withdrawal from high dose lorazepam--clinical observations. ( Lal, S, 1989) |
| " Six consecutive patients with idiopathic spasmodic torticollis (ST) in whom initial amelioration with lorazepam was lost, improved following withdrawal from high doses of lorazepam (3 entered remission or virtual remission; 3 showed marked to moderate improvement)." | 3.67 | Improvement in spasmodic torticollis following treatment and withdrawal from high dose lorazepam--clinical observations. ( Lal, S, 1989) |
| Timeframe | Studies, this research(%) | All Research% |
|---|---|---|
| pre-1990 | 1 (50.00) | 18.7374 |
| 1990's | 0 (0.00) | 18.2507 |
| 2000's | 1 (50.00) | 29.6817 |
| 2010's | 0 (0.00) | 24.3611 |
| 2020's | 0 (0.00) | 2.80 |
| Authors | Studies |
|---|---|
| Kiss, ZH | 1 |
| Doig, K | 1 |
| Eliasziw, M | 1 |
| Ranawaya, R | 1 |
| Suchowersky, O | 1 |
| Lal, S | 1 |
1 trial available for lorazepam and Cervical Dystonia
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
The Canadian multicenter trial of pallidal deep brain stimulation for cervical dystonia: preliminary results in three patients.
Topics: Amitriptyline; Botulinum Toxins; Cannabis; Combined Modality Therapy; Drug Therapy, Combination; Dys | 2004 |
1 other study available for lorazepam and Cervical Dystonia
| Article | Year |
|---|---|
Improvement in spasmodic torticollis following treatment and withdrawal from high dose lorazepam--clinical observations.
Topics: Adult; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Humans; Lorazepam; Ma | 1989 |