Benzodiazepine (medical condition): There is strong evidence to indicate that exposure to Benzodiazepine during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
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Benzodiazepine - Teratogenic Agent:
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Benzodiazepine: (1) Parent compound for the synthesis of a number of psychoactive compounds (e.g., diazepam, chlordiazepoxide). (2) A class of compounds with antianxiety, hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.
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Benzodiazepine: Drugs from this chemical class are used for their central nervous system depressant properties including sedation, facilitation of sleep, seizure control, general anesthesia, anxiolytic, amnestic, and for detoxification from similar (cross tolerant) drugs
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Benzodiazepine: bicyclic structure consisting of fused benzene and diazepine rings; many compounds with this structure have psychotropic and neurotropic properties, and are used as sedatives, anticonvulsants, muscle relaxants, and in related applications.
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Benzodiazepine: A group of two-ring heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to a diazepine ring. Permitted is any degree of hydrogenation, any substituents and any H-isomer.
Source: MeSH 2007
Benzodiazepine: Another name for Benzodiazepine - Teratogenic Agent (or close medical condition association).
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»Symptoms of Benzodiazepine - Teratogenic Agent
Some of the symptoms of Benzodiazepine incude:
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The following list attempts to classify Benzodiazepine into categories where each line is subset of the next.
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