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DELIRIUM TREMENS
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Delirio por Abstinencia Alcohólica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Delirium por Abstinência Alcoólica
Synonyms
English
:
Delirium Tremens
Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis
Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated
Tree Number:
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
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
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
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
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
436
Unique Identifier:
D000430
Occurrence in VHL
:
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