[The use of a sedative neuroleptic agent, sultopride, in posttraumatic Korsakoff syndrome in a young adult].

In a young woman with a post-traumatic Korsakoff syndrome exhibiting agitation and anxiety, sedative drugs were difficult to use as they either exacerbated confusion or generated ataxia. Administration of meprobamate with oral sultopride in a high dosage (2 g per day) was promptly followed by an improvement in the patient's condition. Doses were therefore rapidly tapered (over approximately a month and a half). Complete recovery, which is the well-known outcome, thus took place in favorable conditions, as anxiety and agitation no longer hindered the patient's relationships with others.