[Plasma ACTH, STH and other hormone levels in various groups under chlormethiazole, haloperidol or reserpine load in alchohol delirium, alcoholic hallucinations, and chronic alcoholism].
Studies of 135 men with safely diagnosed alcohol delirium mostly revealed increased ACTH blood values when sober and increased T4 values in about 1/3 of these patients. There is a correlation between the psychiatric clinical picture of the alcohol delirium and the ACTH content of the plasma. Under load with chloromethiazole, halperidole or with reserpine, there is a significant drop in the increased ACTH and T4 values. In an acute alcoholic hallucinosis (n=16) similar endocrinological changes as in most cases of safely diagnosed alcohol delirium were observed. In a chronic alcoholic hallucinosis (n=11) and in chronic alcoholics (n=31) the endocrinological values were similar to those of patients after alcohol delirium.
D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids / Q000097:blood; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000097:blood*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood*; D001786:Blood Glucose; D002719:Chlormethiazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000097:blood*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood*; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D013997:Time Factors
D015065:17-Hydroxycorticosteroids; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D002719:Chlormethiazole; D012110:Reserpine; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006220:Haloperidol; D013974:Thyroxine
Untersuchungen über den Gehalt des Plasmas an ACTH, an STH und an anderen Hormonen unter Belastung in verschiedenen Gruppen mit Chlormethiazol, Haloperidol oder Reserpin bei Alkoholdelir, alkoholischen Halluzinosen und chronischen Alkoholikern