Alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Introduction: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Description of Alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: An acute organic mental disorder induced by cessation or reduction in chronic alcohol consumption. Clinical characteristics include CONFUSION; DELUSIONS; vivid HALLUCINATIONS; TREMOR; agitation; insomnia; and signs of autonomic hyperactivity (e.g., elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, and diaphoresis). This condition may occasionally be fatal. It was formerly called delirium tremens. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1175)
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: Related Topics

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• Alcohol withdrawal
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• Delerium tremens
• Delirium tremens

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External links related to: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome

• eMedicine - Alcohol-Related Psychosis : Article by Michael Larson, DO
• eMedicine - Delirium Tremens : Article by Michael Burns, MD, FACEP, FACP
• eMedicine - Delirium Tremens : Article by William Gossman, MD

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