Preferred Label : alcohol withdrawal delirium;

MeSH definition : An acute organic mental disorder induced by cessation or reduction in chronic alcohol consumption. Clinical characteristics include CONFUSION; DELUSIONS; vivid HALLUCINATIONS; TREMOR; agitation; insomnia; and signs of autonomic hyperactivity (e.g., elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, and diaphoresis). This condition may occasionally be fatal. It was formerly called delirium tremens. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1175);

MeSH synonym : delirium, alcohol withdrawal; delirium tremens; alcohol withdrawal-induced delirium tremens; alcohol withdrawal induced delirium tremens; delirium tremens, alcohol withdrawal induced;

MeSH hyponym : autonomic hyperactivity, alcohol withdrawal associated; alcohol withdrawal hallucinosis; Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity; Hallucinosis, Alcohol Withdrawal;

MeSH annotation : note X ref; do not confuse with alcohol withdrawal syndrome ( SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (IM) ETHANOL /adv eff (IM)); ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES is available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium tremens;

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An acute organic mental disorder induced by cessation or reduction in chronic alcohol consumption. Clinical characteristics include CONFUSION; DELUSIONS; vivid HALLUCINATIONS; TREMOR; agitation; insomnia; and signs of autonomic hyperactivity (e.g., elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, and diaphoresis). This condition may occasionally be fatal. It was formerly called delirium tremens. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1175)

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