Thrombocytopenia in early alcohol withdrawal is associated with development of delirium tremens or seizures

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 382-386

  Berggren, Ulf ^a   Fahlke, Claudia ^a   Berglund, Kristina J ^b   Blennow, Kaj ^b   Zetterberg, Henrik ^b   Balldin, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 67650221212     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agp012     Document Type: Article

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