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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 5, October 2012, pages 319-322


Zopiclone and Prazepam Abuse in a Chronic Migraine Patient

Table

Table 1. Results of hair analysis at the admission to in-patient ward (first specimen) and at the follow-up visit, after 2 months from discharge (second specimen).
 
Segment*ZopiclonePrazepamNordazepamFluoxetineCitalopramDelorazepamTopiramateMirtazapine
*Proximal hair segment (0 - 3cm): more recent use; distal segment (3 - 6 cm): previous use. (1 - 1.5 cm of hair correspond to one month).
At the admission - first specimen (ng/ml)
Proximal6.680.6716.976.31.01000
Distal3.940.9211.41.91.6000
At the follow-up, 2 months after being discharged - second specimen (ng/ml)
Proximal00.0649.71.70.460.146.341.03