[Treatment of benzodiazepine-resistant alcohol withdrawal symptoms].

Abstract

Alcohol withdrawal symptoms can lead to severe morbidity and potentially be fatal if untreated. A subgroup of patients treated for alcohol withdrawal symptoms will exhibit symptoms resistant to first-line treatment with benzodiazepines. The understanding of benziodiazepine-resistant alcohol withdrawal symptoms has increased with new knowledge of implicated neuroreceptors and possible treatment methods. This article aims to elucidate the patient population and the existing methods of treatment.

• Authors: Line Malmer Madsen, Anne Øberg Lauritsen, Kristian Lorentzen
• Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger) Vol. 177 Issue 34 (Aug 17 2015) ISSN: 1603-6824 [Electronic] Denmark
• Vernacular Title: Behandling af benzodiazepinresistente alkoholabstinenssymptomer.
• PMID: 26320588 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Barbiturates
• Benzodiazepines
• Ethanol

Topics

• Algorithms
• Barbiturates (therapeutic use)
• Benzodiazepines (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Central Nervous System (drug effects)
• Drug Resistance
• Ethanol (adverse effects, pharmacology)
• Humans
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome (drug therapy)