Delirium tremens

Introduction: Delirium tremens

Description of Delirium tremens

Delirium tremens (medical condition): Delirium from alcohol withdrawal.

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Delirium tremens: acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
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Delirium tremens: 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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Delirium tremens as a Disease

Delirium tremens (medical condition): See Delirium tremens (disease information).
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Delirium tremens: Related Diseases

Delirium tremens: Delirium tremens is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Delirium

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• Information about Delirium tremens
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• Causes of Delirium tremens
• Symptoms of Delirium tremens

Delirium tremens as a Symptom

Delirium tremens (symptom): A condition which occurs due to the withdrawal of a substance particularly alcohol and results in tremors of the hands and arms.

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Terms associated with Delirium tremens:

Terms Similar to Delirium tremens:

• Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
• Delerium tremens

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• DTs

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Broader terms for Delirium tremens

• psychosis

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The following terms can be used for Delirium tremens

• alcoholic psychosis

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Hierarchical classifications of Delirium tremens

The following list attempts to classify Delirium tremens into categories where each line is subset of the next.

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• psychosis
• mental disease,mental illness,psychopathy
• mental state,psychological state
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Delirium tremens

• 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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