Validation of blood-based indices associated with sarcopenia for the prediction of pneumonia and delirium in patients with acute withdrawal from excessive alcohol consumption [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the hematology-derived relationship between the blood-based indices associated with sarcopenia including the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and serum AST/ALT ratio, and the risk of ...
Lanlan Chen +6 more
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Prolonged Delirium During Alcohol Withdrawal: A Case of Delirium Tremens Lasting 25 Days and a Review of Related Reports. [PDF]
Indian J Psychol MedAjay S +8 more
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Case Series: Repeated Brief Dexmedetomidine Infusion to Prevent Withdrawal and Worsening in Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium. [PDF]
Indian J Psychol MedFahad S, Maurya A, Rozatkar AR, Modak T.
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Hidden in the Rash - Alcoholic Pellagra Encephalopathy
Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2021 Pellagra Encephalopathy is a recognised medical condition due to niacin deficiency. Patients with alcohol dependence invariably have vitamin deficiencies, including niacin.
M D Praveen Das +3 more
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Alcohol Withdrawal – Therapeutical Management in Surgical Patients with Upper Intestinal Bleeding [PDF]
, 2015 Psychological dependence involves a desire to use a drug to avoid the unpleasant withdrawal syndrome that results from cessation of exposure to it. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is one of the most feared complications of alcohol addiction and sometimes can
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The bridge between classical and ‘synthetic’/chemical psychoses: towards a clinical, psychopathological and therapeutic perspective [PDF]
, 2019 © 2019 Orsolini, Chiappini, Papanti, De Berardis, Corkery and Schifano. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Chiappini, Stephania +5 more
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Factors associated with delirium tremens: A retrospective chart study
Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research, 2013 Objectives: Delirium tremens is the most severe on the spectrum of alcohol withdrawal syndromes. The mortality rate in this condition has been reported as high as 20%; however, with appropriate diagnosis and prompt treatment, mortality has been reduced ...
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Evaluation of delirium screening tools in geriatric medical inpatients: a diagnostic test accuracy study [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: screening all unscheduled older adults for delirium is recommended in national guidelines, but there is no consensus on how to perform initial assessment.
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Adjunctive dexmedetomidine for treatment of delirium tremens: Case report and brief review
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2019 Alcohol withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens [DT]) is a medical emergency. Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A agonists (benzodiazepines [BZDs]) are the mainstay of treatment.
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Kerala Journal of Psychiatry, 2021 Delirium, a major psychiatric emergency commonly encountered in alcohol withdrawal state, can have various aetiologies. Here we present a case of protracted delirium in an alcohol dependent patient, which on detailed neurological workup was diagnosed to
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