El Síndrome de abstinencia en alcoholismo: frecuencia de signos y síntomas en pacientes del C.R.A. 1997

Abstract

The main purpose is to show the most frequent in patients withdrawal symptoms from our midst. According to our research the symptoms have agreed to stay in literature: loss of appetite, nausea, irritability, insomnia, anxiety. The age of onset was acohol consumption by 73 percent under age 20 and submitting SD withdrawal was over 40, usually 10 years after starting alcohol intake frequency progresses. As for treatment Benzodiazepines are used in doses ranging from doses of 20 and 60 mg. at baseline, all patients also received Thiamine for three days; the two drugs are used as initial scheme, complemented with other drugs according to the symptoms that this particular patient. The study method used for descriptive analytic research is that part of the realization of a concrete reality to reach scientific conclusions based on collation with medical-scientific literature.