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Zolpidem and restoration of consciousness – fact or fiction?
André Venter
Abstract
Recently the magical effect of zolpidem in bringing people in a vegetative state back to life was proclaimed in the general media. Since then physicians, including paediatricians, have been flooded by hopeful individuals seeking treatment for a wide variety of cerebral pathologies. Looking at three recent publications on this topic, all may not be as it was made out to be.
Author's affiliations
André Venter, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, on behalf of the Paediatric Neurology and Development Association of South Africa (PANDA-SA)
Keywords
Zolpidem; Restoration of consciousness
Article History
Date submitted: 2015-09-18
Date published: 2015-09-18
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