Apnea syndrome in a patient with Alzheimer dementia under chlormethiazole treatment: a clinical experience report
| Autor: | A. Kaldune, Marcel Bahro, Jindrich Strnad, C. Cornu |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Central nervous system disease Sleep Apnea Syndromes Alzheimer Disease medicine Dementia Humans Psychiatry Intensive care medicine GABA Modulators Chlormethiazole Aged business.industry Apnea Sleep apnea Delirium medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Sedative medicine.symptom Alzheimer's disease business |
| Zdroj: | Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. 99(1) |
| ISSN: | 0001-690X |
| Popis: | Sleep apnea syndromes in conjunction with dementia have attracted considerable interest among geropsychiatrists in recent years. This clinical case report describes a demented and delirious elderly patient with a history of alcoholism who developed a sleep apnea syndrome under treatment with chlormethiazole. The risk of chlormethiazole treatment may be underestimated in vulnerable patients, e.g. those suffering from severe respiratory diseases or dementia. Alternative treatments for delirious states need to be evaluated instead. |
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