A 52-year-old man with a 20-year history of alcohol use disorder presents to the emergency department with acute confusion, ataxia, and horizontal nystagmus. He has not eaten for 3 days. An EEG is performed and shows the pattern marked **B** in the diagram. Which of the following is the most appropriate immediate management?
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