[Nervous and digestive manifestations in chronic alcoholism. Their treatment by tiapride].

Triapride has proved to be effective for the treatmentof neurological and digestive disorders associated with chronic alcoholism. The clinical and physiopathological aspects of this disease are discussed briefly. Tiapride has a significantly effective action on tremor and muscular pains in moderate cases of alcoholism.--It corrects changes in hebanour and mood.--It improves appetite stimulating the desir for food and reducing the overall functional symptomatology. Tiapride is well-tolerated and vigilance is not modified.