Efficacy and Safety of Zolpidem for Musician's Dystonia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The efficacy and safety of zolpidem for treating musician's dystonia are not well understood. We aimed to retrospectively investigate the efficacy and safety of zolpidem for treating musician's dystonia.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed medical records between January 2021 and December 2023 to identify patients with musician's dystonia who had been prescribed zolpidem. Tubiana's Musician's Dystonia Rating Scale (range, 1-5; lower scores indicating greater severity) was used to evaluate musician's dystonia.

Results

Fifteen patients were included in this study. The mean effective dose of zolpidem was 5.3 ± 2.0 mg. The mean effective duration of zolpidem was 4.3 ± 1.2 h. With zolpidem administration, Tubiana's musician's dystonia rating scale score significa

SUBMITTER: Horisawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11540537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature