Adjunctive phenobarbital for severe alcohol withdrawal

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Sarah Whynot · Mount Sinai Hospital

Brady Bouchard · Mount Sinai Hospital

Danielle Buell · Mount Sinai Hospital

Wiplove Lamba · Mount Sinai Hospital

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Most patients with alcohol withdrawal symptoms improve with benzodiazepines; however, certain individuals with severe withdrawal and functional γ-aminobutyric acid deficiency experience a blunted response. Benzodiazepine-resistant withdrawal is characterized by persistent or worsening symptoms (e.g

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Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Sleep and related disorders Neurological and metabolic disorders

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Published in: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volume 197, Issue 43, pp. E1482-E1482

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.250637

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Adjunctive phenobarbital for severe alcohol withdrawal

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