Twenty patients withdrawing from alcohol who had reliable histories of previous alcohol-
withdrawal seizures and thus were at high risk for a subsequent seizure were treated in …

Phenytoin has traditionally been used for both prophylaxis and acute treatment of alcohol
withdrawal seizures. With the exception of a well defined subgroup of withdrawing patients …

Two hundred patients with histories of chronic alcoholism and recent bouts of heavy and
uncontrolled drinking were treated for alcohol withdrawal symptoms through the use of …

Seizures and delirium tremens were recorded among 292 randomly selected patients
admitted to an in‐patient alcoholism program. Despite the almost routine prophylactic use of …

Case reports Case 1 A 28-year-old woman came to the unit requesting admission while she
withdrew from diazepam, which she had been taking in a daily dose of 50 to 100 mg for 6 …

The evidence for the efficacy of anticonvulsant drugs in the control of seizures during alcohol
withdrawal is examined. The literature on the use of anticonvulsants to control anxiety …

Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal Abstract Not
surprisingly, the authors found that benzodiazepines were much more effective than placebo …

To evaluate the value of the nonsedative anticonvulsants carbamazepine and valproic acid
a controlled study including drug monitoring was carried out. Intoxicated alcoholics (n= 138) …

Study objective: To determine the effectiveness of IV phenytoin in the prevention of recurrent
alcohol-related seizures during a six-hour observation period. Design: Prospective …

All convulsive fits during ethanol abstinence in the acute ward of a Department of Alcohol
Diseases were recorded during two 11-month periods. The patients and the treatment given …