The use of mexidol in urgent treatment of alcoholic delirium

Author:
O.I. KLINDUKHOVA, O.E. NOVGORODOV, N.N. SERGIENKO, P.V. DANILYUK, O.V. BELOTSERKOVICH

Summary:
Results of the clinical study of efficacy and tolerability of mexidol administered in intravenous drop-by-drop introduction during 5—7 days in the therapy of 50 cases of complicated alcoholic delirium are presented. The patient condition and changes in device test data were assessed in comparison with those of a control group of patients receiving a basic therapy without mexidol. It is shown that mexidol has stopped psychosis in shortest terms thus decreasing secondary complications and lethality.

Keywords: mexidol, antioxidant, antihypoxant, alcoholic delirium, stopping.