Biological markers for alcohol withdrawal seizures: A retrospective analysis

European Addiction Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 97-102

  Karagülle, Deniz ^a   Heberlein, Annemarie ^a   Wilhelm, Julia ^a   Frieling, Helge ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^b   Bleich, Stefan ^a   Hillemacher, Thomas ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Alcoholism; Carbohydrate deficient transferrin; Dependence; Detoxification; Homocysteine; Prolactin; Seizures

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 84856188959     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000335273     Document Type: Article

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