References: Benzodiazepines and SIDS.
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  1. Committee on the Safety of Medicines:Reminder: Avoid Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy and Lactation, 1997.


  2. McElhatton, Patricia R.,The Teratology information Service, The UDMS, St Thomas' Hospital,London, England. Reproductive Toxicology Review. The Effects of Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy and Lactation. Reproductive Toxicology, Vol. 8. No. 6. pp 461 - 475. 1994.


  3. Advisory Council on Misuse of Drugs, report: Reducing Drug-Related Deaths, 1999.


  4. Ward S.L.D., et al."Abnormal Sleeping Patterns in infants of substance Abusing Mothers": American Journal of Diseases of Children (1987).


  5. Weber L.,W,.D: Benzodiazepines in Pregnancy - Academic Debate or Teratogenetic Risk?Geelescaft fur Strahlen - und Umveltforschung m.b.H. Munchen, Institut fur Biologie, Abteilung Nuklearbiologie,Ingolstadter Landstresse 1, D-8042 Neuherberg,FRG.


  6. Professor Carol K. Kellogg:Personal correspondence, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, New York. 1997-'8


  7. Fleming P., J; Azaz Y; Wingfield R: Development of Thermoregulation in Infancy: Possible Implications for SIDS. Department of Child Health, Bristol Maternity Hospital. J. Clin. Pathol.,1992 Nov;45 (11 Suppl):17-19 (ISSN: 0021-9746).


  8. Messer Jr. W.,S : Professor of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, The University of Toledo: MBC 3320, GABA Systems, Feb 2000.


  9. Ashton C., H, DM, FRCP: Protracted Withdrawal From Benzodiazepines: The Post-Withdrawal Syndrome.Psychiartric Annals, 25:3/Mar 1995, pp 174-179.


  10. Mathias Dutschmann and Horst Herbert: Department of Animal Physiology, University of Tuebingen, Auf De Morgenstelle 28, D - 72076 Tuebingen, Germany - NMDA and GABAa receptors in the rat Kollicker - Fuse area control cardiorespiratory responses evoked by trigeminal ehtmoidal nerve stimulation. Journal of Physiology, (1998), 510.3, pp. 793 - 804.

  11. Dr A.N.P. Speight, Chilldren's department, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcatle Upon Tyne, NE4 6BE: Floppy Infant Syndrome and Maternal Diazepam and/or Nitrazepam. The Lancet, October 22, 1977.


  12. * Pertti J. Rintahaka, Jo Anne Nakagawa, D. Alan Shewmon, **Penntti Kyyronen and w. Donald Shields: Incidence of Death in Patients with Intractable Epilepsy During Nitrazepam Treatment. UCLA Schoolof Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA: and * University of Helsinki for Children and adolescents Neurology & **Institute of Occupational health, Helsinki, Finland. Epilepsia, 40(4): 492 - 496 1999

  13. Davis DP; Hamilton RS; Webster TH: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California at San Diego, USA. shrimptaco@aol.com - Reversal of Midazolam - Induced Laryngospasm with Flumazenil.


  14. Bailey P L; Pace NL; Ashburn MA; Moll JW; East KA;Stanley TH: Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 84132.: Frequent Hypoxaemia and Apnea after Sedation with Midazolam and Fentanyl. Anesthesiology,1990 Nov; 73(5): 826 - 30 (ISSN: 0003 - 3022).


  15. Guilleminault C: Stanford University Medical Centre, California: Benzodiazepines, Breathing and Sleep. Am J Med, 1990 Mar 2 ; 88(3A): 25s - 28s.


  16. Patient information Leaflet from Wyeth Re: Lorazepam 1999.


  17. Shibata - T. Kubota - N. Yokoyama - H: Dept. of Anaesthesia, Tokyo General Hospital, School of Medicine, Kawasaki 211, Japan. Japanese Journal of Anaesthesiology, 1994, Vol /Iss/ pg 43/4 (572 574 ISSN: 0021 - 4892.


  18. Stahl M - M - S; Saldeen - P; Vinge : Reversal of fetal benzodiazepine intoxication using Flumazenil. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gyanaecology, Vol 100, Pages 185 - 188. 01 - February, 1993. Case report.


  19. Richard - P, Autret - E, Bardol - J, Soyez - C, Barbier - P, Jonville - A: Dept. Of Neonatology, Tours Cedex, France: The use of Flumazenil in a neonate. Journal of Toxicology, Clinical Toxicology, Vol 29, Page 137 - 140, March 1991.