The “forgotten” treatment of alcohol withdrawal delirium with electroconvulsive therapy

• Verfasst von: Kranaster, Laura [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Janke, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The “forgotten” treatment of alcohol withdrawal delirium with electroconvulsive therapy
• Titelzusatz: successful use in a very prolonged and severe case
• Verf.angabe: Laura Kranaster, Suna Su Aksay, Jan Malte Bumb, Christoph Janke, and Alexander Sartorius
• E-Jahr: 2017
• Jahr: 2017/07/01
• Umfang: 2 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 19.11.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Clinical neuropharmacology
• Ort Quelle: Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1976
• Jahr Quelle: 2017
• Band/Heft Quelle: 40(2017), 4, Seite 183-184
• ISSN Quelle: 1537-162X
• DOI: doi:10.1097/WNF.0000000000000224
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1583817573

Abstract

<b>Objective</b><p>Alcohol withdrawal delirium (AWD) is a notorious complication in alcohol withdrawal. Usually, the symptomatic treatment is efficacious; however, some patients show treatment resistance or a prolonged course of AWD.</p><b>Method</b><p>We report the case of a patient with a prolonged and severest form of AWD. Even 11 weeks after admission, he received approximately 100 mg diazepam per week to manage the symptoms of withdrawal delirium.</p><b>Results</b><p>A treatment course of electroconvulsive therapy was initiated, which allowed a complete tapering off of benzodiazepines during electroconvulsive therapy without adverse effects.</p><b>Conclusions</b><p>The reported case might contribute to alternative approaches reserved for severest forms of prolonged AWD.</p>