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Drug-induced comas are used to protect the brain during major neurosurgery, as a last line of treatment in certain cases of status epilepticus that have not responded to other treatments, [2] and in refractory intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury. [1] Induced coma usually results in significant systemic adverse effects.
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
The drugs used for inducing deep sleep, including Tuinal,Neulactil, Sodium Amytal, Placidyl, and Serenace, were highly controlled substances, reflecting the serious nature of the treatment. [5] Despite its innovative promise, this method raised significant ethical and safety concerns, especially regarding patient selection and oversight.
Etifoxine, sold under the trade name Stresam among others, is a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic agent, primarily indicated for short-term management of adjustment disorder, specifically instances of situational depression accompanied by anxiety, such as stress-induced anxiety. [2] [6] Administration is by mouth. [7]
Drug-induced amnesia is amnesia caused by drugs. Amnesia may be therapeutic for medical treatment or for medical procedures, or it may be a side-effect of a drug, such as alcohol, or certain medications for psychiatric disorders, such as benzodiazepines. [1] It is seen also with slow acting parenteral general anaesthetics. [citation needed]
Bella Brave, a 10-year-old internet personality, is currently intubated and in a medically induced coma, her mother says. The young TikToker -- whose real name is Bella Thomson -- amassed millions ...
In 1927, Sakel, who had recently qualified as a medical doctor in Vienna and was working in a psychiatric clinic in Berlin, began to use low (sub-coma) doses of insulin to treat drug addicts and psychopaths, and when one of the patients experienced improved mental clarity after having slipped into an accidental coma, Sakel reasoned the treatment might work for mentally ill patients. [3]
TikTok star Bella Thomson, also known by fans as Bella Brave, has been placed in a medically induced coma after a recent health scare. The 10-year-old’s mother, Kyla Thomson, confirmed the news ...