title: [The pre-delirium syndrome in alcoholic patients in ambulatory care and its treatment].
abstract: In an administrative district of roughly 70,000 inhabitants, two-thirds urban, one-third rural, 60 patients, 46 male, 14 female, received out-patient treatment for alcoholic predelirious syndromes during the period 1982-1986. The total number of predeliorious attacks was 91, age incidence lay between 18 and 65, peaking at 35 to 45. In 61.7% of the cases only one predelirious attack occurred, in 28.3% two, and in 10.0% three or more. Through the period there is a perceptible rising tendency. In eight cases there was an epileptic grand mal fit in the course of a predelirious attack. Out-patient treatment was successful in all but three cases, which definitely called for hospitalised treatment. Diazepam, Diazepam/Haloperiodol, and Distraneurin were administered orally as a regular part of the program of treatment. 30 times Diazepam and Haloperidol effected a cure, while in 61 attacks it appeared that treatment with Chlormethiazol was inevitable. Results are discussed and conclusions drawn.
authors.affiliation: Neurologisch-Psychiatrische Abteilung, Krankenhaus und Polikliniken Frankenberg.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grässler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002719:Chlormethiazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D002719:Chlormethiazole; D006220:Haloperidol; D003975:Diazepam
vernacular_title: Prädelirante Syndrome bei Alkoholikern in der Ambulanz und ihre Behandlung.