Renaud de Beaurepaire
Biographic Data
| ID | 6267996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Renaud de Beaurepaire |
| GIVEN NAMES | Renaud |
| FAMILY NAME | de Beaurepaire |
| SIGNATURE | DE BEAUREPAIRE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hôpital Paul-Brousse |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8821-9637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Baclofen in alcohol use disorder
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a devastating illness for which effective treatments are lacking. Studies over the last two decades have shown that baclofen, a GABA-B agonist, could be a promising treatment for AUD. However, the efficacy of baclofen is still controversial, and studies have shown that it may be associated with an excess of hospitalizations and deaths. In March 2014, the French Health Safety Agency granted a "Temporary Recommendation…
The Use of Very High-Doses of Baclofen for the Treatment of Alcohol-Dependence
Baclofen, particularly high-dose baclofen, has recently emerged as a treatment of major interest for alcohol-dependence. However, baclofen has many potentially dangerous side effects, and the maximal dose of baclofen that may be used is a matter of discussion. Here, the author analyses the medical charts of the last 100 patients seen in his clinic, 17 of whom have been taking a very high dose of baclofen, which is to say, more than 300 mg/day. Th…
Suppression of Alcohol Dependence Using Baclofen
Baclofen produces an effortless decrease or suppression of alcohol craving when it is prescribed with no superior limit of dose. Potential limitations in the effectiveness of baclofen include the coexistence of a mental disorder, the concomitant use of other psychotropic drugs, a lack of real motivation in patients to stop drinking, and the impossibility to reach the optimal dose of baclofen because of unbearable side-effects (sometimes possibly …
Long term treatment with olanzapine mixed with the food in male rats induces body fat deposition with no increase in body weight and no thermogenic alteration
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Long term treatment with olanzapine mixed with the food in male rats induces body fat deposition with no increase in body weight and no thermogenic alteration
Suppression of Alcohol Dependence Using Baclofen
Baclofen produces an effortless decrease or suppression of alcohol craving when it is prescribed with no superior limit of dose. Potential limitations in the effectiveness of baclofen include the coexistence of a mental disorder, the concomitant use of other psychotropic drugs, a lack of real motivation in patients to stop drinking, and the impossibility to reach the optimal dose of baclofen because of unbearable side-effects (sometimes possibly …
The Use of Very High-Doses of Baclofen for the Treatment of Alcohol-Dependence
Baclofen, particularly high-dose baclofen, has recently emerged as a treatment of major interest for alcohol-dependence. However, baclofen has many potentially dangerous side effects, and the maximal dose of baclofen that may be used is a matter of discussion. Here, the author analyses the medical charts of the last 100 patients seen in his clinic, 17 of whom have been taking a very high dose of baclofen, which is to say, more than 300 mg/day. Th…
Baclofen in alcohol use disorder
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a devastating illness for which effective treatments are lacking. Studies over the last two decades have shown that baclofen, a GABA-B agonist, could be a promising treatment for AUD. However, the efficacy of baclofen is still controversial, and studies have shown that it may be associated with an excess of hospitalizations and deaths. In March 2014, the French Health Safety Agency granted a "Temporary Recommendation…
Internal Medicine (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Alcohol (3 works) · Baclofen (3 works) · Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Agonist (2 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (2 works) · Alcohol dependence (2 works) · Pharmacology (2 works)