ICD-11 code : 6C40.4;
Preferred Label : Alcohol withdrawal;
ICD-11 definition : Alcohol withdrawal is a clinically significant cluster of symptoms, behaviours and/or
physiological features, varying in degree of severity and duration, that occurs upon
cessation or reduction of use of alcohol in individuals who have developed Alcohol
dependence or have used alcohol for a prolonged period or in large amounts. Presenting
features of Alcohol withdrawal may include autonomic hyperactivity (e.g. tachycardia,
hypertension, perspiration), increased hand tremor, nausea, retching or vomiting,
insomnia, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, depressed or dysphoric mood, transient visual,
tactile or auditory illusions or hallucinations, and distractability. Less commonly,
the withdrawal state is complicated by generalised tonic-clonic seizures. The withdrawal
state may progress to a very severe form of delirium characterised by confusion and
disorientation, delusions, and prolonged visual, tactile or auditory hallucinations.
In such cases, a separate diagnosis of Alcohol-induced delirium should also be assigned.;
ICD-11 inclusion : alcohol withdrawal syndrome or symptoms; alcohol; withdrawal state; alcohol; intoxication, withdrawal state; alcohol abstinence syndrome or symptoms; alcohol withdrawal syndrome;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : 6C40.4Z;
Origin ID : 998231424;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Alcohol withdrawal is a clinically significant cluster of symptoms, behaviours and/or
physiological features, varying in degree of severity and duration, that occurs upon
cessation or reduction of use of alcohol in individuals who have developed Alcohol
dependence or have used alcohol for a prolonged period or in large amounts. Presenting
features of Alcohol withdrawal may include autonomic hyperactivity (e.g. tachycardia,
hypertension, perspiration), increased hand tremor, nausea, retching or vomiting,
insomnia, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, depressed or dysphoric mood, transient visual,
tactile or auditory illusions or hallucinations, and distractability. Less commonly,
the withdrawal state is complicated by generalised tonic-clonic seizures. The withdrawal
state may progress to a very severe form of delirium characterised by confusion and
disorientation, delusions, and prolonged visual, tactile or auditory hallucinations.
In such cases, a separate diagnosis of Alcohol-induced delirium should also be assigned.
