Results 241 to 250 of about 33,660 (289)

Alcoholic Delirium and Other Withdrawal Syndromes

1994
Alcoholism is a major public health problem causing various neurological diseases (Table 1), the most frequent and most important of them being delirium tremens (DT). In our experience, more than 20% of 1720 patients admitted to the neurological intensive care unit (ICU) during a 7-year period were alcohol dependent. Of these, 78 admissions (4.5%) were
Dennis L. Bourke, Volker Schuchardt, Michael N. Diringer   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Delirium tremens and alcohol withdrawal nationally in the Veterans Health Administration

The American Journal on Addictions, 2017
Background and ObjectivesAlcohol withdrawal—especially delirium tremens (DT)—is a potentially life‐threatening condition. While short‐term treatment regimens and factors that predispose to more severe symptomatology have been extensively studied, little attention has been paid to the clinical epidemiology and long‐term care of the chronic medical ...
Brian Fuehrlein, David T Moore, Robert A. Rosenheck, Robert A. Rosenheck   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Use of high dose benzodiazepines in alcohol and sedative withdrawal delirium

General Hospital Psychiatry, 1997
The authors describe two patients who required massive doses of benzodiazepines to treat complicated alcohol and sedative withdrawal delirium. Some of the factors that contribute to difficulties in management are discussed. Finally, we describe the advantages and disadvantages of high dose pharmacologic management and controversies regarding ...
Carla Rodgers, Howard L. Field, Charles Gray, Ruth P. Zager, Peter A. DeMaria, Elisabeth J.S. Kunkel, Daniel Holleran, Jeanette Zaimes, Susan M. Hall   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal delirium: a case report

General Hospital Psychiatry, 2006
In this case report, even a moderate dose of dexmedetomidine, a very selective alpha(2)-adrenergic agent, resulted in a rapid response to alcohol withdrawal delirium after the standard treatment. Psychiatrists should be aware of this relatively new drug that provides advantages over clonidine, heavy sedation and secondary restraints.
Riku Aantaa, Aki Rovasalo, Eija Kettunen, Harri Tohmo, Riitta Palojoki   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Clinical predictors for delirium tremens in patients with alcohol withdrawal seizures

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Delirium tremens (DT) is the severest form of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, frequently after alcohol withdrawal seizures. Delirium tremens occurs in a small proportion of patients with alcohol withdrawal seizures; nevertheless, early identification of high-risk patients is important for intensive preventive management of unexpected episodes due to ...
Dong Wook Kim, Eun-Kee Bae, Kwang Ki Kim, Hyun Kyung Kim, So-Hee Park   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Management of alcohol withdrawal delirium. An evidence-based practice guideline.

Archives of Internal Medicine, 2004
BACKGROUND Alcohol withdrawal delirium is the most serious manifestation of alcohol withdrawal. Evidence suggests that appropriate care improves mortality, but systematic reviews are unavailable.
M. Mayo-Smith, L. Beecher, T. Fischer, D. Gorelick, Jeanette L. Guillaume, A. Hill, Gail B Jara, C. Kasser, John Melbourne   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of the Role of Kindling in the Pathogenesis of Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures and Delirium Tremens

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1999
The aim of this study was to evaluate the hypothetical role of kindling phenomenon in the development and course of alcohol withdrawal (AW) seizures and delirium tremens (DT). The 2186 medical records of 1179 patients hospitalized in Nowowiejski Hospital in Warsaw from 1973 to 1987 were reviewed using a structured questionnaire.
Dariusz Wasilewski, Zdzisiaw Bizoń, Marcin Wojnar   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The histories of withdrawal convulsions and delirium tremens in 1648 alcohol dependent subjects

Addiction, 1995
A small proportion of alcohol-dependent men and women experience delirium tremens (DTs) and/or convulsions during alcohol withdrawal. While some characteristics of individuals most likely to show these severe sequelae of the abstinence syndrome have been described, it is not clear whether these risk factors operate independently in their association ...
Victor Hesselbrock, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Marc A. Schuckit, Theodore Reich, Jayson E. Tipp   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Homoeopathy for alcohol withdrawal state with delirium – A case report

Journal of Integrated Standardized Homoeopathy
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome’s major consequence, delirium tremens, is a complex issue that greatly raises patient morbidity and fatality rates. Alcohol withdrawal delirium is characterised by tremors, hypertension, profuse sweating, tachycardia and ...
S. Moorthi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Delirium, Dementia, Alcohol Intoxication, and Withdrawal Syndromes

2007
A 72-year-old man with a long-standing diagnosis of schizophrenia living in a board and care home was brought to the hospital by the police because of altered mental state and agitation. The patient was combative both in the ambulance and in the emergency department (ED). He was prescribed lorazepam 1 mg IM in the ED, but the agitation did not subside.
openaire   +2 more sources