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pentobarbital and Glossitis

pentobarbital has been researched along with Glossitis in 1 studies

Pentobarbital: A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p236)
pentobarbital : A member of the class of barbiturates, the structure of which is that of barbituric acid substituted at C-5 by ethyl and sec-pentyl groups.

Glossitis: Inflammation of the tongue.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The authors report two cases of subacute marked tongue swelling resulting in airway compromise in patients with refractory status epilepticus requiring prolonged pentobarbital coma."7.75Massive tongue swelling in refractory status epilepticus treated with high-dose pentobarbital. ( Ji, T; Kotagal, S; Manno, EM; Rabinstein, AA; Wijdicks, EF; Zubkov, AY, 2009)
" The authors report two cases of subacute marked tongue swelling resulting in airway compromise in patients with refractory status epilepticus requiring prolonged pentobarbital coma."3.75Massive tongue swelling in refractory status epilepticus treated with high-dose pentobarbital. ( Ji, T; Kotagal, S; Manno, EM; Rabinstein, AA; Wijdicks, EF; Zubkov, AY, 2009)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Ji, T1
Zubkov, AY1
Wijdicks, EF1
Manno, EM1
Rabinstein, AA1
Kotagal, S1

Other Studies

1 other study available for pentobarbital and Glossitis

ArticleYear
Massive tongue swelling in refractory status epilepticus treated with high-dose pentobarbital.
    Neurocritical care, 2009, Volume: 10, Issue:1

    Topics: Child; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Glossitis; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Pentoba

2009