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Adjuvant dexmedetomidine in treatment of alcohol withdrawal delirium: Case series
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2023 Alcohol withdrawal delirium is a medical emergency with mortality rates of 20–50% without treatment. Benzodiazepines (BZDs) (gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor agonists) are the mainstay of treatment.
Amit Chail +3 more
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Prevalence and correlates of delirium tremens in male alcoholics [PDF]
Indian J Psychiatry, 2022 Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome occurs in patients who have decreased or discontinued taking alcohol most patients who undergo withdrawal experience mild to moderate symptoms including nausea vomiting agitation however delirium tremens occurs in ...
Vedansh Nehra +2 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Patients With Delirium Tremens: A Cross Sectional Study
Journal of Psychiatrists Association of Nepal, 2021 INTRODUCTION Delirium tremens (DT) is a severe form of alcohol withdrawal with high mortality. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of DT and describe its characteristics among patients presenting with alcohol withdrawal syndrome in a tertiary care
S. Joshi, Eloma Shrestha, R. Shakya
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Use of propofol as adjuvant therapy in refractory delirium tremens
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2010 Delirium tremens is recognized as a potentially fatal and debilitating complication of alcohol withdrawal. Use of sedatives, particularly benzodiazepines, is the cornerstone of therapy for delirium tremens.
Rajiv Mahajan +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
Bogdan, Popescu +5 more
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Delirium Tremens in Psychiatric Ward at Songklanagarind Hospital
Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2018 Objectives: To examine the epidemiology of delirium tremens patients in the psychiatric ward at Songklanagarind Hospital and to find factors associated with the disease.
Teerapat Teetharatkul +1 more
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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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Delirium Tremens: Assessment and Management. [PDF]
J Clin Exp Hepatol, 2018 Grover S, Ghosh A.
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Alcoholism and Drug Addiction, 2016 Introduction: Delirium tremens (DT) is a life-threatening complication that occurs in 5–33% of patients treated for alcohol withdrawal syndrome. The aim of the present study was to analyse the risk factors for delirium tremens among patients treated for ...
Aneta Michalska +8 more
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The Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal [PDF]
, 1989 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90352/1/j.1875-9114.1989.tb04119.x ...
Guthrie, Sally K.
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