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Poisoning by barbiturate

Known as: BARBITURATE INTOXICATION (NOS), barbiturate, barbiturate poisoning 
Disturbances in psychophysiological functions and responses as a result of administration or ingestion of a member of the barbiturate class of… 
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Myonecrosis and myoglobinuria in alcohol and barbiturate intoxication.
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Long-term effects of universal preventive interventions on prescription drug misuse.
BACKGROUND This is a supplemental report on tests of the long-term effects of universal preventive interventions conducted during… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Intraocular pressure -physiology and implications for anaesthetic management
SummaryThe major factors controlling intraocular pressure during surgery are the dynamic balance between aqueous humour… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Anesthetic and convulsant barbiturates alter gamma-aminobutyric acid-stimulated chloride flux across brain membranes.
gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain, increases membrane chloride… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Mechanism of action of barbiturates.
Despite the widespread use of barbiturates and their clear potential for abuse, little is known of their neurochemical mechanisms… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Nocturnal femoral fracture and continuing widespread use of barbiturate hypnotics.
A survey of 390 patients aged over 65 with fractured femurs showed that nearly all the fractures that had been caused by… 
Review
1966
Review
1966
ACUTE BARBITURATE POISONING—A REVIEW OF TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE
The results of therapy in 776 patients with acute barbiturate poisoning over a two-year period are studied. The mortality was 0.8… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
EFFECT OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS ON BARBITURATE SLEEPING TIME IN THE RAT.
Rats with bilateral stereotaxically placed electrolytic lesions of the septal area of the telencephalon or of the dorsomedial… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
Cortical and subcortical recordings in natural and artificially induced sleep in cats.
Highly Cited
1950
Highly Cited
1950
Chronic barbiturate intoxication; an experimental study.
IN RECENT years abuse of barbiturates has become a problem of increasing concern to physicians, various lay groups, law… 
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