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Does ambien (zolpidem) help coma patients regain conciousness?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

No: Ambien (zolpidem) is for sleep. Ambien (zolpidem) is not helpful to get someone out of coma.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Is being studied: Ambien (zolpidem) is being studied in coma patients from traumatic brain injury to determine if it improves arousal. Subjects need to meet strict entry criteria and then undergo eeg and functional MRI testing.The study is on-going and has yet to publish it's final results.

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