Treatment of delirium tremens with 5-hydroxytryptophan.
A serotonin precursor, 5-hydroxytryptophan, is advocated in treatment of delirium tremens on clinical, electrophysiological and neurochemical grounds. Th results demonstrate the effectiveness of the drug and seem to bear out a particular hypothesis regarding the pathogenesis of delirium tremens.
D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
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