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Published Online: May 1962

PARENTERAL MAGNESIUM IN THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF DELIRIUM TREMENS

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

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In chronic alcoholics, parenteral magnesium sulfate is of value in the treatment of severe acute brain syndrome attributable to alcohol. Its value is particularly apparent in preventing the development of delirium tremens in those patients who were not hallucinating when admitted.

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American Journal of Psychiatry
Pages: 1042 - 1043
PubMed: 13868301

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Published in print: May 1962
Published online: 1 April 2006

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Second Year Resident in Psychiatry, Metropolitan State Hospital, Waltham, Mass.
Chief of Male Admission Service, Metropolitan State Hospital, Waltham, Mass.
Chief Psychologist, Metropolitan State Hospital, Waltham, Mass.

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