Alcohol withdrawal as an underrated cause of agitated delirium and terminal restlessness in patients with advanced malignancy

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-108

  Irwin, Pretoria ^a   Murray, Sally ^a   Bilinski, Alexander ^a   Chern, Boris ^a   Stafford, Bruce ^a  

^a REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

advanced malignancy; agitated delirium; alcohol withdrawal; Terminal restlessness

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; RESTLESSNESS;

EID: 12344292788     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.04.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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