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Zolpidem

Doane et al. [4]

1

48 year man developed SD after taking 10 mg of zolpidem, SD occured a year earlier when he took un-intentional 30 mg of zolpidem, which may be related to zolpidem-induced self-intoxication (ZISI).

Zolpidem

Schenck et al. [5]

2

Two cases of SD, in an abstract, no detailed clinical information.

Zolpidem

Hoque et al. [6]

1

51 year old woman with history of insomnia, developed SD few weeks after initiating zolpidem.

Zolpidem

Poceta et al. [7]

1

65 year old woman took one tablet of zolpidem then drove to a parking lot and slept in her car till morning.

Zolpidem

Paulke [8]

2

Two patients experienced SD after taking 1 tablet of zolpidem. However, toxicology analysis suggested the intake of more than one zolpidem tablet, suggesting ZISI.

Sodium oxybate

Wallace et al. [9]

1

42 year old man has a history of narcolepsy-cataplexy and OSA. Being treated with SO. Two weeks after reaching the dose of 8 g/night, he experienced SD. SO dose was decreased to 7 g/night and SD was resolved. When SO was increased back again to 8 g/night, SD reoccurred.

Sodium oxybate

Wang et al. [10]

1

A patient was receiving SO. On the night of SD the patient consumed alcohol. SO was continued without any episodes of SD without alcohol consumption.