Efficacy of zolpidem for dystonia: a study among different subtypes

Although there are some newly-developed options to treat dystonia, its medical treatment is not always satisfactory. Zolpidem, an imidazopyridine agonist with a high affinity on benzodiazepine subtype receptor BZ1(ω1) , was found to improve clinical symptoms of dystonia in a limited number of case r...

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Main Authors: Yoshimichi eMiyazaki, Wataru eSako, Kotaro eAsanuma, Tetsuro eMiki, Ryuji eKaji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2012.00058/full