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Descriptor
English
:
Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Convulsiones por Abstinencia de Alcohol
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Convulsões por Abstinência de Álcool
Synonyms
English
:
Seizures, Alcoholic
Status Epilepticus, Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced
Tree Number:
C10.597.742.143
C10.720.112.300
C25.723.705.150.300
C25.775.100.087.193.300
C25.775.835.500
Definition
English
:
A condition where
seizures
occur in
association
with
ethanol
abuse (
ALCOHOLISM
) without other identifiable causes.
Seizures
usually occur within the first 6-48 hours after the cessation of alcohol intake, but may occur during periods of alcohol
intoxication
. Single generalized tonic-clonic motor
seizures
are the most common subtype, however,
STATUS EPILEPTICUS
may occur. (Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p1174)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM
is available
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34331
Unique Identifier:
D020270
Occurrence in VHL
:
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