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Dexmedetomidine for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To review available evidence evaluating dexmedetomidine in alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) while identifying gaps in evidence for its use in this setting.
Linn, D
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Management of alcohol withdrawal in a general hospital: Our experience from an addiction psychiatry unit [PDF]

, 2014
Alcohol abuse is a major public health problem. This brief report summarizes our experience from the management of alcohol withdrawal in patients of our hospital. We describe the alcohol withdrawal syndrome and the way we treat these patients.
Kyziridis, Theocharis, Diakogiannis, Ioannis   +1 more
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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome In The Elderly [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Alcohol withdrawal in older adults, despite being prevalent, is an understudied and thus poorly understood syndrome. The lack of evidence-based studies regarding presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes has led to poor recognition ...
Karounos, Marianna
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The Impact of Early Screening for Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome on Delirium Tremens and Hospital Length of Stay [PDF]

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a prevalent condition and is a leading cause of death for adults aged 20 to 64 (Esser et al., 2022). Patients with AUD who present to acute care hospitals seeking medical treatment are at risk for alcohol withdrawal ...
Lopes, Erin
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Morbi mortalidade em delirium tremens no Hospital Colônia Sant'Ana. [PDF]

, 1991
Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis ...
Silva, Céres Fabiana Felski
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Varied Outcomes of Prolonged Delirium Tremens – A Case Series

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Alcohol use disorder, that is, the prolonged use and abuse of alcohol, is attributed to be one of the most common conditions to pose a high burden of disease, causing various behavioral, physical, and psychological impairments, and is the eighth leading ...
Poulomi Ghosh, Sudip Mukherjee, Alicia Perti, Dhrithi Mushthi, Suprakash Chaudhury, Shubham Kulkarni   +5 more
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The Influence of DRD2 Polymorphism Exon 8 C/T (rs6276) on Manifestations of Delirium Tremens & Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures [PDF]

This study explores the correlation between the DRD2 Polymorphism exon 8 C/T (rs6276) and manifestations of delirium tremens (DT). DT is a condition that is clinically diagnosed utilizing two characteristic symptom manifestations: the presence of ...
Schneider, Naomi
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MANAGEMENT OF DELIRIUM

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2009
Background Delirium is defined as an impairment of counsciousness and cognitive functions and is a common cause of disturbed behaviour in many patients with different somatic diseases and mental disorders.
Helena Korošec Jagodič, Klemen Jagodič, Peter Pregelj   +2 more
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Risk Assessment of Moderate to Severe Alcohol Withdrawal. Predictors for Seizures and Delirium Tremens. A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2013
Bei alkoholabhängigen Patienten können während eines Alkoholentzuges neben starken vegetativen und psychischen Symptomen zusätzliche Komplikationen auftreten.
Adorjan, Krisztina
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Case Series: Repeated Brief Dexmedetomidine Infusion to Prevent Withdrawal and Worsening in Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium. [PDF]

Indian J Psychol Med
Fahad S, Maurya A, Rozatkar AR, Modak T.
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