Clinical experience with 781 cases of alcoholism evaluated and treated on an inpatient basis by various methods.
A retrospective study of 781 alcoholics detoxified at two treatment centers suggested that magnesium sulfate was significant in preventing seizures and that benzodiazepines were essential in minimizing other complications. Future investigations should determine the most effective mineral dosage levels for alcohol detoxification.
D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy
D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000431:Ethanol; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate