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Iatrogenic Delirium in Patients on Symptom-Triggered Alcohol Withdrawal Protocol: A Case Series [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
In this report, we present a case series involving four patients placed on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, Revised (CIWA-Ar) protocol for alcohol or sedative-hypnotic withdrawal syndromes, who developed delirium on sustained or ...
Alex Wang, Andrew Park, Ralph Albert, Alyssa Barriga, Leigh Goodrich, Bao-Nhan Nguyen, Erin D. Knox, Adrian Preda   +7 more
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Nutritional Defciencies and Their Behavioral Risk Factors in Alcohol Withdrawal Patients in Mongolia [PDF]

Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019
Objectives: This study aims to determine some nutritional and vitamin deficiencies, and to define some dietary factors affecting alcohol withdrawal patients.
Buddorj, Purevjargal, Davaasuren, Oyunsuren, Galsanjav, Otgon, Luvsandorj, Erdenebayar, Zuunnast, Khishigsuren   +4 more
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Advantages of the combined use of dexmedetomidine and magnesium sulphate in alcohol withdrawal delirium

Reports of Vinnytsia National Medical University, 2022
Annotation. The search for effective sedation schedule in management of alcohol withdrawal delirium, which would ensure both an adequate sedation level and sufficient safety profile, is an urgent problem of modern anesthesiology and intensive care ...
O. Havrylov, M.L. Gomon
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Experience of adult patients and professionals with a program for the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium in the acute care setting—A case study

Perspectives in psychiatric care, 2020
PURPOSE To investigate the experiences of adult patients and professionals with the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium program DESIGN AND METHODS: A simple, descriptive case study with several units of analysis was chosen as the study design ...
Manuela Soldi, Oliver Mauthner, Irena Anna Frei, Wolfgang Hasemann   +3 more
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Serum magnesium level and severity of delirium in alcohol withdrawal state

Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, 2019
Objectives: Chronic alcohol consumption is associated with nutritional deficiency including micronutrients such as magnesium. Alcohol dependent patients often develop delirium during withdrawal. The relationship between low magnesium levels and delirium tremens has not been well studied.
Pradeepkumar Kothamuttath, Biju George, Tisha Rachel Jacob, Harish M Tharayil, Anithakumari Ayirolimeethal   +4 more
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Pellagrous encephalopathy presenting as alcohol withdrawal delirium: a case series and literature review. [PDF]

Addict Sci Clin Pract, 2012
BackgroundAlcohol withdrawal delirium (AWD) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Pellagra (niacin deficiency) can be a cause of delirium during alcohol withdrawal that may often be overlooked.ObjectivesWe present a three-patient case ...
Oldham MA, Ivkovic A.
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Biochemical, Hematological, Inflammatory, and Gut Permeability Biomarkers in Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome with and without Delirium Tremens [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Medicine
Background: Delirium Tremens (DT) is known to be a serious complication of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Neurotransmitter abnormalities, inflammation, and increased permeability are associated with the pathogenesis of AWS and DT.
Mark M. Melamud, D. V. Bobrik, P.I. Brit, I. S. Efremov, Valentina N. Buneva, Georgy A. Nevinsky, E. A. Akhmetova, Azat R. Asadullin, Evgeny A. Ermakov   +8 more
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ECG changes amongst patients with alcohol withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens [PDF]

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2006
Alcohol withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens (DT) are serious complications of alcohol dependence. The prevalence of arrhythmias and other electrocardiographic (ECG) changes occurring in these clinical situations is not well studied.We performed a retrospective analysis of clinical data and ECG's from patients discharged between 1995 and 2005 with ...
Tobias Ehmann, Florim Cuculi, Richard Kobza, Paul Erne   +3 more
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Thrombocytopenia in Early Alcohol Withdrawal is Associated with Development of Delirium Tremens or Seizures [PDF]

Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2009
In several studies, possible risk factors/predictors for severe alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS), i.e. delirium tremens (DT) and/or seizures, have been investigated. We have recently observed that low blood platelet count could be such a risk factor/predictor. We therefore investigated whether such an association could be found using a large number of
Henrik Zetterberg, Kristina Berglund, Kaj Blennow, Jan Balldin, Ulf Berggren, Claudia Fahlke   +5 more
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Acute coronary ischemia during alcohol withdrawal: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction The potential of alcohol withdrawal to cause acute coronary events is an area that needs the urgent attention of clinicians and researchers.
B Bartrug, CG Friesinger, Chaturaka Rodrigo, Dhanesha Seneviratne Epa, E Otero-Antón, F Cuculi, Ganeshalingam Sriram, H Denison, HD Danenberg, J Liu, JR Purvis, K Yoshida, KJ Bär, M Linnoila, S Shirafuji, Saroj Jayasinghe, SM Factor, T Gawlikowski, T Krasemann   +18 more
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