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Descriptor
English
:
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Delirium por Abstinencia Alcohólica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Delirium por Abstinência de Álcool
Synonyms
English
:
Delirium Tremens
Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis
Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated
Tree Number:
C10.720.112.200
C21.613.705.150.200
C21.739.100.087.193.200
C21.739.835.250
F03.900.100.100
F03.900.825.500
Definition
English
:
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
:
note X ref; do not confuse with "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" ( =
SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME
(IM) +
ETHANOL
/adv eff (IM));
ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES
is available
History Note
English
:
91(81); was see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1981-90; was DELIRIUM TREMENS see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1963-80
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Record Number:
436
Unique Identifier:
D000430
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