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Contribution of sedative-hypnotic agents to delirium via modulation of the sleep pathway

PURPOSE: To review the mechanisms of sedative-hypnotic action with respect to the risk of delirium imparted by drugs that act on γ-amino-butyric-acid type A receptors or α(2) adrenoceptors. SOURCE: MEDLINE was searched for relevant articles. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Development of the acute confusional s...

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Autores principales: Sanders, Robert D., Maze, Mervyn
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3033507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21170622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12630-010-9421-2