Patent ID: 8618127

Claim:
A method for alleviating stuttering, in a subject in need thereof, comprising: administering a therapeutically effective dose of a gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor modulator, its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomers, or metabolites thereof, wherein the modulator is selected from the group consisting of alprozolam, camazepam, clorazepam, chlorazepate, diazepam, estazolam, flunitrazepam, flurazepam, halazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, oxazepam, pagoclone, pinazepam, prazepam, quazepam, 2-(7-chloro-2-naphthyridin-1,8-yl)-3-(5-methyl-2-oxohexyl)isoindolin-1-one, 2-(7-chloro-2-naphthyridin-1,8-yl)isoindolin-1-yl-4-acetamidobutyrate, 2-(7-chloro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)-3-(5-methyl-5-hydroxy-2-oxohexyl)-1-isoindolinone, suriclone, tenazepam, triazolam, zopiclone, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, enantiomers thereof, or metabolites thereof, and any mixtures thereof.