sedation
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In it, she said the medical director of Euracare had told Adichie her son "had received too much sedation", which subsequently caused him to have a heart attack.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
These adverse events included dizziness, sedation, and nausea, with increases described as moderate to large.
From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025
I was constantly looking outside myself for both stimulation and sedation.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
Kotcheff’s daughter Kate Kotcheff said via email that he died peacefully while under sedation Thursday night in a hospital in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
Only in two ways could I account for it: sedation and seasickness.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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