Increased incidence of AWS among first-degree relatives of probands with AWS has been reported (Schaumann et al. 1994). In this study, we investigated if history of AWS and DT is associated with higher number of family members with alcoholism. Alcohol dependent subjec...
The relationship between alcohol and seizures is complex and multifaceted. The prevalence of epilepsy in alcohol-dependent patients of western industrialised countries may be at least triple that in the general population, whereas the prevalence of alcoholism is only slightly higher in patients with epi...
Drug-induced seizures are a potentially serious adverse effect. It is important that clinicians are aware of which classes of medications and individual medications are associated with reducing seizure threshold.
(15.8) Chronic alcoholism 1 (0.8) 2 (3.5) Autoimmune diseases 2 (1.6) 3 (5.2) Hematologic diseases 6 (4.9) 2 (3.5) Malignance 6 (4.9) 5 (8.8) Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome 5 (4.0) 8 (14.0) Clinical features Fever/chills 68 (55.3) 42 (73.7) Headache 60 (48.8) 27 (47.4) ...
Alcoholism or other substance abuse 10 (9.80%) Psychosis 7 (6.86%) Bipolar disorder 4 (3.92%) Suicide attempts 8 (7.84%) Somatization disorders 32 (31.37%) Axis II Personality disorders (cluster B) 10 (9.80%) Somatization symptoms Migraine 20 (19.6%) Unclassifiable headache 12 (11.67%) Abd...
We thank Li Zhang (National Institute on Alcohol Abused and Alcoholism, NIH) and Gregg E. Homanics (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine) for providing plasmids of GlyRα1 and 5-HT3ARs cDNA and GlyRα1S296A mice. We acknowledge support from the National Natural Science Foundation of...
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Objective: To acquaint neurologists with underrecognized SESA syndrome described as an uncommon variant of non-convulsive status epilepticus in patient with chronic alcohol abuse.Background: Neurologists are aware of the diversity of neurological syndromes associated with alcoholism. Traditionally, alcohol ...
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Methods:The clinical features,drinking pattern,laboratory tests, electroencephalogram (EEG) of 17 male who were diagnosed as chronic alcoholism complicated by epileptic attacks from Jan. 目的··:探讨慢性酒精中毒伴发癫痫发作的临床特点及转归。 更多例句>> 6) an epileptic fit 癫痫发作.--补充...