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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, increased hand tremor, nausea, retching or vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, transient visual, tactile or auditory hallucinations, and distractibility. Less commonly, the withdrawal state is complicated by seizures. The withdrawal state may progress to a very severe form of delirium characterized 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;

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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, increased hand tremor, nausea, retching or vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, psychomotor agitation, transient visual, tactile or auditory hallucinations, and distractibility. Less commonly, the withdrawal state is complicated by seizures. The withdrawal state may progress to a very severe form of delirium characterized 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.

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07/05/2025


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