Diagnostics and therapy of alcohol withdrawal syndrome: Focus on delirium tremens and withdrawal seizure;Diagnostik und Therapie des Alkoholentzugssyndroms: Fokus auf Delirium tremens und Entzugskrampfanfall

Psychiatrische Praxis

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 271-278

  Lutz, Ulrich C ^a   Batra, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

alcohol withdrawal; delirium tremens; diagnostics; seizure; therapy

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLOMETHIAZOLE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LORAZEPAM; MEMANTINE; OXAZEPAM; PENTOBARBITAL; PERPHENAZINE; PROMAZINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; TOPIRAMATE;

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALGORITHM; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROIMAGING; REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ALCOHOLISM; ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956249630     PISSN: 03034259     EISSN: 14390876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1248443     Document Type: Review

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