A case of prolonged delirium tremens

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Nicholas, Jerome ^a   Jacob, Rajesh ^a,b   Kinson, Rochelle ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal; Benzodiazepines; Prolonged delirium tremens

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CREATINE KINASE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DISORIENTATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GAIT DISORDER; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTOR; TREMOR; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAZEPAM; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE;

EID: 84883168762     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2013113     Document Type: Article

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