title: Polysomnographic effects of hypnotic drugs. A review.
abstract: This review aims at providing a critical assessment of the effects of the most widely used benzodiazepine (flurazepam, flunitrazepam, temazepam, triazolam) and non-benzodiazepine (zopiclone and zolpidem) hypnotic drugs, based on the recording of polysomnographic variables. In the light of newly acquired neurophysiological data on the microstructure of sleep, this paper reconsiders the problem of insomnia and the current ideas on polysomnography and hypnotic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Neurologia, Università degli Studi, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parrino
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Terzano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053961:Azabicyclo Compounds; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000187:drug effects*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077334:Zolpidem
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D053961:Azabicyclo Compounds; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010879:Piperazines; D011725:Pyridines; C515050:zopiclone; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000077334:Zolpidem