delirium tremensBackground: Delirium tremens (DT) is one of the most serious complications of alcohol withdrawal, affecting 5–10% of in-patients with a mortality rate up to 15%. DT, characterised by delirium and tremors, appears within 48–72 h of abstinence and persists for about 5–...
MYOCLONIC LETHARGIC ENCEPHALITIS PREDOMINANTLY UNILATERAL. DELIRIUM TREMENS AT ONSETAn abstract is unavailable. This article is available as a PDF only.doi:10.1097/00005053-192109000-00017DemoleVJournal of Nervous & Mental Disease
A NUMBER OF clinical and experimental studies suggest that previous experience of withdrawal from alcohol increases the severity of subsequent withdrawal episodes. For example, patients who undergo alcohol detoxification are more likely to experience seizures and subsequently delirium tremens, if they have ...
of alcoholics, two of them similar to those previously described and a third relatively similar to type 2, but with lower scores in harm avoidance, more positive impact of life events, higher proportion of alcoholic relatives, less frequent use of antianxiety drugs, and less delirium tremens. ...
Case Study: 26-Year-Old Male Presenting With New Onset Seizure and History of PTSD Case Presentation Differential Diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation Carbon Monoxide Toxicity Cyanide Toxicity Delirium Tremens (DTs) Diabetic KetoacidosisAlexandra MurrayMichael Plewa...
No SOREM was recorded from this case after recovery from delirium. This case provides evidence indicating that SOREM may occur not only in hyperactive delirium-like delirium tremens, but also in hypoactive delirium with mild-to-moderate severity. Diurnal recording, as well as nocturnal ...