Triazolam syndrome in the elderly.
I have described five elderly patients who had a syndrome characterized by reversible delirium, automatic movement, and anterograde amnesia after ingesting triazolam as a hypnotic. These cases raise concern about the use of short-acting, rapidly eliminated benzodiazepine hypnotics in the elderly.
Patterson
J F
JF
Psychiatry Service, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201.
D000368:Aged; D000647:Amnesia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced*; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014229:Triazolam / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014229:Triazolam