title: Neuropsychological impairment and exclusive abuse of sedatives or hypnotics.
abstract: In a group of 55 consecutively admitted patients who exclusively abused sedatives or hypnotics, neuropsychological performance was significantly lower and signs of intellectual impairment significantly more often diagnosed than in a matched control group taken from the general population. These results suggest a relationship between abuse of sedatives or hypnotics and cerebral disorder.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives