A case of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid withdrawal syndrome during alcohol addiction treatment: Utility of diazepam administration

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-62

  Addolorato, Giovanni ^a   Caputo, Fabio ^b   Capristo, Esmeralda ^a   Bernardi, Mauro ^b   Stefanini, G Francesco ^b   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Catholic University ^*

Author keywords

Alcoholism therapy; Benzodiazepine; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid; Withdrawal syndrome

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING; TREMOR; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032904036     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-199901000-00011     Document Type: Article

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