Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
"Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D000430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.720.112.200 C25.723.705.150.200 C25.775.100.087.193.200 C25.775.835.250 F03.900.100.100 F03.900.825.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium- Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
- Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal
- Delirium Tremens
- Delirium Tremens, Alcohol Withdrawal Induced
- Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens
- Alcohol Withdrawal Induced Delirium Tremens
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium" by people in Profiles.
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Risk factors for delirium tremens: a retrospective chart review. Am J Addict. 2006 May-Jun; 15(3):213-9.
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Impact of sex: determination of alcohol neuroadaptation and reinforcement. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006 Feb; 30(2):233-42.
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Structural and functional modifications in glutamateric synapses following prolonged ethanol exposure. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006 Feb; 30(2):368-76.
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Experience with an adult alcohol withdrawal syndrome practice guideline in internal medicine patients. Pharmacotherapy. 2005 Aug; 25(8):1073-83.
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Divalproex in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2000 Feb; 26(1):155-60.
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Gabapentin treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Am J Psychiatry. 1998 Nov; 155(11):1632.
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The alcohol withdrawal "kindling" phenomenon: clinical and experimental findings. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1996 Nov; 20(8 Suppl):121A-124A.
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Alcohol-related seizures and the kindling effect of repeated detoxifications: the influence of cocaine. Alcohol Alcohol. 1996 Mar; 31(2):135-43.
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A prediction model for identifying alcohol withdrawal seizures. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 1994; 20(1):75-86.
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Repeated episodes of ethanol withdrawal potentiate the severity of subsequent withdrawal seizures: an animal model of alcohol withdrawal "kindling". Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1993 Feb; 17(1):94-8.