Biomaterial Database

Thiopental sodium and pentobarbital sodium in the treatment of Reye's syndrome. 1979

B E Treadwell

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010424	Pentobarbital	A short-acting barbiturate that is effective as a sedative and hypnotic (but not as an anti-anxiety) agent and is usually given orally. It is prescribed more frequently for sleep induction than for sedation but, like similar agents, may lose its effectiveness by the second week of continued administration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p236)	Mebubarbital,Mebumal,Diabutal,Etaminal,Ethaminal,Nembutal,Pentobarbital Sodium,Pentobarbital, Monosodium Salt,Pentobarbitone,Sagatal,Monosodium Salt Pentobarbital
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012202	Reye Syndrome	A form of encephalopathy with fatty infiltration of the LIVER, characterized by brain EDEMA and VOMITING that may rapidly progress to SEIZURES; COMA; and DEATH. It is caused by a generalized loss of mitochondrial function leading to disturbances in fatty acid and CARNITINE metabolism.	Fatty Liver with Encephalopathy,Reye Syndrome, Adult,Reye's Syndrome,Reye's Syndrome, Adult,Reye's-Like Syndrome,Reye-Johnson Syndrome,Reye-Like Syndrome,Adult Reye Syndrome,Adult Reye's Syndrome,Reye Johnson Syndrome,Reye Like Syndrome,Reye's Like Syndrome
D013874	Thiopental	A barbiturate that is administered intravenously for the induction of general anesthesia or for the production of complete anesthesia of short duration.	Penthiobarbital,Thiomebumal,Thiopentobarbital,Bomathal,Nesdonal,Pentothal,Pentothal Sodico,Sodipental,Thionembutal,Thiopental Nycomed,Thiopental Sodium,Thiopentone,Tiobarbital Braun,Trapanal