title: [Therapeutic experiences with alcohol-related Korsakoff syndrome].
abstract: Korsakoff's psychosis (Wernicke-Korsakoff-Syndrome) following severe, long-term alcoholism is considered to be widely resistant to treatment. We report two cases with beneficial effects of treatment by a combination of clonidine and fluvoxamine.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mrazek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Menges
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steffes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thelen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Erkwoh
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D020915:Korsakoff Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D003000:Clonidine; D016666:Fluvoxamine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors