Refractory delirium tremens: A case report and brief review

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 19-22

  Mattoo, Surendra Kumar ^a   Kate, Natasha ^a   Verma, Anant Kumar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Delirium tremens; Midazolam

Indexed keywords

CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DISULFIRAM; ETIRACETAM; HALOPERIDOL; LABETALOL; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROMETHAZINE; THIAMINE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY STRESS; FATTY LIVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELAPSE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84860906735     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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