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zolpidem and Parkinson Disease, Secondary

zolpidem has been researched along with Parkinson Disease, Secondary in 1 studies

Zolpidem: An imidazopyridine derivative and short-acting GABA-A receptor agonist that is used for the treatment of INSOMNIA.
zolpidem : An imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine compound having a 4-tolyl group at the 2-position, an N,N-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl group at the 3-position and a methyl substituent at the 6-position.

Parkinson Disease, Secondary: Conditions which feature clinical manifestations resembling primary Parkinson disease that are caused by a known or suspected condition. Examples include parkinsonism caused by vascular injury, drugs, trauma, toxin exposure, neoplasms, infections and degenerative or hereditary conditions. Clinical features may include bradykinesia, rigidity, parkinsonian gait, and masked facies. In general, tremor is less prominent in secondary parkinsonism than in the primary form. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch38, pp39-42)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Zolpidem use might unmask preclinical Parkinson's disease, especially in patients with depression."3.81Risk of Parkinson's disease following zolpidem use: a retrospective, population-based cohort study. ( Huang, HC; Kao, CH; Lin, KH; Lu, MK; Muo, CH; Sung, FC; Tsai, CH, 2015)

Research

Studies (1)

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

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Huang, HC1
Tsai, CH1
Muo, CH1
Lin, KH1
Lu, MK1
Sung, FC1
Kao, CH1

Other Studies

1 other study available for zolpidem and Parkinson Disease, Secondary

ArticleYear
Risk of Parkinson's disease following zolpidem use: a retrospective, population-based cohort study.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 2015, Volume: 76, Issue:1

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Benzodiazepines; Comorbidity; Depression; Female; Humans

2015