Catatonia and alcohol withdrawal: A complex and underestimated syndrome

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-290

  Geoffroy, Pierre Alexis ^a,b   Rolland, Benjamin ^a,b   Cottencin, Olivier ^a,b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CHULille   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACAMPROSATE; DIAZEPAM; HYDROXYZINE; LORAZEPAM; TAMOXIFEN; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; DETOXIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISORIENTATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPINAL PAIN;

AGED; BENZODIAZEPINES; CATATONIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84860252589     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr170     Document Type: Article

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