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J Educ Teach Emerg MedEmergency medicine residents and medical students on emergency medicine rotations.Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common in the United States, with an estimated lifetime prevalence of 30%.1 The rate of use is higher among white males, Native Americans, and individuals of low socioeconomic status.1 Alcohol withdrawal symptoms manifest in 50% of ...
Meloy P, Rutz D, Bhambri A.
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Archives of Mental Health, 2021 Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition with severe complications such as withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens.
Rani Malik +4 more
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Management of alcohol withdrawal state in a patient with respiratory depression
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 Alcohol withdrawal state is generally managed using benzodiazepines. In various studies, it was found that anticonvulsants, including oxcarbazepine, are as effective as benzodiazepines in managing alcohol withdrawal state. This case report highlights the
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Alcohol cessation in youth with daily drinking poses a risk of severe and life-threatening alcohol withdrawal. If unsupervised, alcohol withdrawal in heavy users can cause severe complications, such as seizures, delirium tremens, and death. We
Dina Moubayed, Nicholas Chadi
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Translational Psychiatry, 2021 Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly comorbid with depression. Withdrawal from chronic alcohol drinking results in depression and understanding brain molecular mechanisms that drive withdrawal-related depression is important for finding new drug targets ...
Wei-Yang Chen +11 more
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Role of Standardized Plant Extracts in Controlling Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome—An Experimental Study
Brain Sciences, 2021 Patients with alcohol use disorder experience alcohol withdrawal syndrome due to the sudden cessation of alcohol. This study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of Ashwagandha and Brahmi on alcohol withdrawal in rats. Thirty rats of either sex
Ijasul M. Haque +3 more
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From consumption to withdrawal: A broad synopsis of the effects of alcohol
Medicine Advances, 2023 The consumption of alcohol reflects both societal norms and personal choices and has major clinical implications. Long‐term excess alcohol consumption leads to a domino effect of pathological outcomes and onset of chronic illness.
Jun Zhu +6 more
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Severe diaphoresis and fever during alcohol withdrawal cause hypovolemic shock: case report
BMC Psychiatry, 2021 Background Several fatal medical complications have been associated with alcohol withdrawal, such as seizure, cardiac arrhythmia, and takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Michitaka Funayama +5 more
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Benzodiazepines and Beyond [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Alcohol dependence is an increasing and pervasive problem. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms are a part of alcohol dependence syndrome and are commonly encountered in general hospital settings, in most of the departments.
Ankur Sachdeva +2 more
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BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background Patients who experience harms from alcohol and other substance use often seek care in the emergency department (ED). ED visits related to alcohol withdrawal have increased across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Justin Jek-Kahn Koh +3 more
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