TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - Acute intoxication with zaleplon--a case report JO - Przeglad Lekarski A1 - Sein Anand, Jacek A1 - Chodorowski, Zygmunt A1 - Hajduk, Adam SP - 310 EP - 311 VL - 64 IS - 4-5 N2 - There has been little data in the medical literature about intoxication with a new hypnotic agent zaleplon. The zaleplon, chemically N-[3-(3-cyanopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl]-N-ethylacetamid, is a selective agonist of the benzodiazepine omega 1 receptor subtype. The case of a 15-year-old female who eat 60 mg of zaleplon (1.2 mg/kg) because of suicidal attempt was described. At the admission to the hospital the somnolence, blurred speech, slowdown, ataxia, tachycardia and hypokalaemia were observed. The child was treated symptomatically, and discharged from the hospital for further psychologic treatment after 36 hours. CONCLUSIONS: Acute intoxication with zaleplon had mild clinical course. The signs of intoxications were drowsiness, blurred speech, ataxia, tachycardia, dizziness, confusion and vomiting. The described case required only symptomatic treatment.

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