Rivastigmine in Wernicke-Korsakoff's syndrome: Five patients with rivastigmine showed no more improvement than five patients without rivastigmine

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-72

  Luykx, Han J ^a,e   Dorresteijn, Lucille D A ^b   Haffmans, P M Judith ^c   Bonebakker, Annette ^a   Kerkmeer, Margreet ^a   Hendriks, Vincent M ^d  

^a Parnassia   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Research ParnassiaGroep ^*  (Netherlands)

^d Parnassia Addiction Research Centre   (Netherlands)

^e PARNASSIA PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HALOPERIDOL; PROMETHAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PHENYLCARBAMATES;

EID: 37749023058     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm158     Document Type: Article

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