[Use of tiapride in internal medicine (author's transl)].

Abstract

Tiapride is tested about 47 in-patients among 6 morbid conditions studied. Tiapride is particulary effective in 4 diseases : delirium tremens, nervous and mental disordes associated with alcoholic addiction are obviously improbed in 2/3 of cases ; the betterment of motor and behaviour disordes concerning old people and the prevention of cephalagia succeding spinal puncture is sure with tiapride. The clinical and biological tolerance is excellent particulary in precarious patients.

• Authors: A Courrier, P Dury, J Arbogast
• Journal: La semaine des hopitaux : organe fonde par l'Association d'enseignement medical des hopitaux de Paris (Sem Hop) 1978 Sep 8-15 Vol. 54 Issue 21-24 Pg. 733-7 France
• Vernacular Title: Utilisation du tiapride en médecine interne.
• PMID: 213841 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antidepressive Agents
• Benzamides

Topics

• Aged
• Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (drug therapy)
• Alcoholism (drug therapy)
• Antidepressive Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Benzamides (therapeutic use)
• Headache (etiology, prevention & control)
• Humans
• Movement Disorders (drug therapy)
• Psychoses, Alcoholic (drug therapy)
• Social Behavior Disorders (drug therapy)
• Spinal Puncture (adverse effects)