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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Delirio por Abstinencia Alcohólica
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Delirium por Abstinência Alcoólica
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Synonyms English:
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Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity
Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Induced Delirium Tremens
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens
Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated
Delirium Tremens
Delirium Tremens, Alcohol Withdrawal Induced
Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal
Hallucinosis, Alcohol Withdrawal
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Tree Number:
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C10.720.112.200
C25.723.705.150.200
C25.775.100.087.193.200
C25.775.835.250
F03.900.100.100
F03.900.825.500
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Definition English:
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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) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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note X ref; do not confuse with "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" ( = SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (IM) + ETHANOL /adv eff (IM)); ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES is available
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History Note English:
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91(81); was see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1981-90; was DELIRIUM TREMENS see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1963-80
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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436
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Unique Identifier:
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D000430
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