delirium tremens (DT's)

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Introduction

Is a serious, potentially fatal complication of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Epidemiology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Diagnostic procedures

Radiology

Management

* Caution: neuroleptics can decrease the threshold for seizures

More general terms

References

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