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Diseases [C] » Nervous System Diseases [C10] » Neurotoxicity Syndromes » Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System » Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Diseases [C] » Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25] » Poisoning » Neurotoxicity Syndromes » Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System » Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Diseases [C] » Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25] » Substance-Related Disorders » Alcohol-Related Disorders » Alcohol-Induced Disorders » Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System » Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Diseases [C] » Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25] » Substance-Related Disorders » Substance Withdrawal Syndrome » Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Mental Disorders [F03] » Substance-Related Disorders » Alcohol-Related Disorders » Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Mental Disorders [F03] » Substance-Related Disorders » Substance Withdrawal Syndrome » Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Description
An acute organic mental disorder induced by cessation or reduction in chronic alcohol consumption. Clinical characteristics include CONFUSION; DELUSIONS; vivid HALLUCINATIONS; TREMOR; agitation; insomnia; and signs of autonomic hyperactivity (e.g., elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, and diaphoresis). This condition may occasionally be fatal. It was formerly called delirium tremens. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1175) MeSH
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