Therapeutic effects of flunitrazepan in dystonias and torticollis preliminary communication

A new form of clinical treatment is proposed for dystonias and torticollis using flunitrazepan (FN), a powerful agonist of all benzodiazepine receptors of GABA neurons. FN has a specific effect in dystonic patients, specially those in which the hypnotic effect of this drug is absent or diminished, t...

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Main Authors: Raul Marino Jr., Reina Benabou, Salomon Benabou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 1993-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1993000200025&lng=en&tlng=en