Anesthesia General

Non benzodiazepines like Zolpidem

Non benzodiazepines like Zolpidem Non benzodiazepines like zopiclone, Zolpidem, zaleplon and efzopiclone (Z agents) are the newer sedative hypnotic agents which have varied chemical structures. They bind selectively to a subset of benzodiazepine receptors and act as benzodiazepine receptor Agonists. Non benzodiazepines characteristic features are: As sedative-hypnotics, they are as effective as benzodiazepines and provide

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Etomidate Myoclonus

Commonly administered IV anesthetics can cause excitatory effects that my manifest as spontaneous movements, such as etomidate myoclonus ,dystonia, and tremor. These spontaneous movements, particularly myoclonus, occur in 50% to 80% of patients receiving etomidate in the absence of premedication. In one report, 87% of patients receiving etomidate developed excitatory effects, of which 69% were

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Non benzodiazepines like Zolpidem

Etomidate Myoclonus