Acute alcohol intoxication

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 561-567

  Vonghia, Luisa ^a   Leggio, Lorenzo ^a   Ferrulli, Anna ^a   Bertini, Marco ^b   Gasbarrini, Giovanni ^a   Addolorato, Giovanni ^a   Abenavoli, L ^a   D'Angelo, C ^a   Cardone, S ^a   Mirijello, A ^a   Leso, V ^a   Piano, S ^a   Nesci, A ^a   Capristo, E ^a   Malandrino, N ^a   Caputo, F ^c   Francini, S ^c   Stoppo, M ^c   Vignoli, T ^c   Bernardi, M ^c   Fontana, G ^c   more..

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Laboratori Baldacci   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute alcohol intoxication; Alcohol induced disorders; Emergency care; Metadoxine

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; FOLIC ACID; HALOPERIDOL; MAGNESIUM; METADOXINE; MULTIVITAMIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PLACEBO; THIAMINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; COORDINATION DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXCRETION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LETHARGY; MEMORY DISORDER; NYSTAGMUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLURRED SPEECH; STUPOR; UNSTEADINESS;

EID: 56949092914     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.06.033     Document Type: Review

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