"Amobarbital" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties (but not antianxiety). Adverse effects are mainly a consequence of dose-related CNS depression and the risk of dependence with continued use is high. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p565)
| Descriptor ID |
D000654
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.698.253.077
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| Concept/Terms |
Amobarbital Sodium- Amobarbital Sodium
- Sodium, Amobarbital
- Sodium Amobarbital
- Amobarbital, Sodium
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amobarbital" by people in Profiles.
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Sharan A, Ooi YC, Langfitt J, Sperling MR. Intracarotid amobarbital procedure for epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Feb; 20(2):209-13.
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Engel J, McDermott MP, Wiebe S, Langfitt JT, Erba G, Gardiner I, Stern J, Dewar S, Sperling MR, Jacobs M, Kieburtz K. Design considerations for a multicenter randomized controlled trial of early surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2010 Oct; 51(10):1978-86.
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Tracy JI, Waldron B, Glosser D, Sharan A, Mintzer S, Zangaladze A, Skidmore C, Siddiqui I, Caris E, Sperling MR. Hemispheric lateralization and language skill coherence in temporal lobe epilepsy. Cortex. 2009 Nov-Dec; 45(10):1178-89.
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Asadi-Pooya AA, Sperling MR. Strategies for surgical treatment of epilepsies in developing countries. Epilepsia. 2008 Mar; 49(3):381-5.