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. 2007 Feb 23;64(2):198–209. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2007.02861.x

Table 2.

Case reports

No. Reference Year Sex Age, years Initial dose Maximum dose Time of onset Psychiatric disorders Abuse Dependence Withdrawal Tolerance Paradoxical effects Other drug abuse
1 Bruun [2] 1993 F 42 1 1 1 1 alcohol
2 Bruun 1993 M 52 70 1 1 1 1 1
3 Bruun 1993 F 55 120 1 1 1 1
4 Cavallaro [3] 1993 F 60 10 100 2 months 1 1 1 1 Previous history
5 Cavallaro 1993 F 31 20 80 2 months d 1 1 1
6 Gericke [4] 1993 M 33 20 280 <1 month d 1 1 1 1
7 Thome [5] 1995 M 75 70 d 1 1 1 1 1
8 Chamorro [6] 1996 M 35 300 1 1 1 1
9 Sanchez [7] 1996 M 33 10 400 2 months d 1 1 1
10 Watsky [8] 1996 M 50 10 0 1 1
11 Bottlender [9] 1997 M 53 140 1 1 1 1 1 Parkinson Previous history
12 Gilbert [10] 1997 M 37 10 130 2 months 1 1
13 Ravishankar [11] 1998 F 55 200 1 1 1
14 Ravishankar 1998 M 28 100 d 1 1
15 Hofmann [12] 1998 F 50 600 1 1 1 1 1
16 Courtet [13] 1999 F 63 10 300 <1 month d 1 1 1 1 1 Alcohol
17 Courtet 1999 F 28 800 1 1 1 1 1
18 Courtet 1999 F 69 200 1 d 1 1 1 1
19 Courtet 1999 M 35 100 1 Poly toxicomania
20 Courtet 1999 M 32 60 1 1 1 0 1 1
21 Courtet 1999 M 45 120 1 1 1 1 1 1
22 Courtet 1999 M 40 200 1 Poly toxicomania
23 Strohle [14] 1999 M 49 80 d 1 1 1 1
24 Sakkas [15] 1999 F 44 300 1 month 1 d 1 1 1 1 1 1
25 Vartzopoulos [16] 2000 F 42 10 300 <1 month 1 1 1 1 benzodiazepine
26 Vartzopoulos 2000 F 30 500 1 1 1 1 benzodiazepine
27 Vartzopoulos 2000 F 26 10 200 1 1 1 1
28 Vartzopoulos 2000 M 33 10 120 1 1 1 1
29 Aragona [17] 2000 F 43 10 600 2 months 1 1 1 1 1 benzodiazepine
30 Golden [18] 2000 M 39 40 1 1 1 1
31 Madrak [19] 2001 F 67 10 100 d 1 1 1 benzodiazepine
Alcohol
32 Fenéon [20] 2001 F 17 1120 1 1 1 1 1 1 Poly toxicomania
33 Correas [21] 2002 1 1 1 1
34 Correas 2002 1 1 1 1
35 Correas 2002 1 1 1
36 Barrero [22] 2002 F 50 450 1 1 1 1
37 Liappas [23] 2003 F 28 10 300 2 months d 1 1 0 1 1
38 Liappas 2003 F 35 150 1 month 1 1 1 0 1
39 Liappas 2003 M 29 10 300 1 year 1 1 1 0 1
40 Liappas 2003 F 80 10 100 2 months d 1 1 1 1
41 Liappas 2003 M 35 450 3 months 1 1 1 Previous history alcohol
42 Liappas 2003 F 33 600 a few months 1 1 1 1
43 Liappas 2003 F 46 200 1 1 1 1 benzodiazepine
44 Liappas [24] 2003 F 30 300 1 1 1 1 1
45 Liappas 2003 M 30 300 1 1 1 1 1 cocaine
46 Liappas 2003 M 42 10 600 a few months 1 1 1 1
47 Tripodianakis [25] 2003 F 43 10 600 d 1 1 1
48 Rappa [26] 2004 M 46 5 400 a few months 1 1 1 1 Previous history
49 Boulanger [27] 2004 F 35 240 2 months 1 1 1 1 1 Polytoxicomania
50 Boulanger 2004 M 30 400 1 1 1 1 1 1 Polytoxicomania
51 Kao [28] 2004 M 35 10 400IV 1 week 1 1 1 1 Polytoxicomania
52 Krueger [29] 2005 F 39 10 600 1 1 1 1
53 Sethi [30] 2005 M 42 10 200 1 1 1

Column 9 and above: 1, the patient presents with the characteristics; 0, he does not present with any; d, depression; void, no information.