PROTRACTED ALCOHOL-WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM

被引:19
作者
MILLER, FT [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV,MED CTR,NEW YORK HOSP,COLL MED,DEPT CLIN PSYCHIAT,NEW YORK,NY 10021
关键词
DELIRIUM-TREMENS; ALCOHOLISM; BENZODIAZEPINES;
D O I
10.1016/0740-5472(94)90029-9
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Protracted alcohol withdrawal delirium is infrequent, but when it occurs significant morbidity can be anticipated. In this report, a case of protracted alcohol withdrawal delirium is presented. The patient's course was complicated by intracerebral and subdural hemorrhages, sedative-hypnotic drug synergism resulting in respiratory compromise, the failure of benzodiazepines to prevent delirium or shorten its duration, and the onset of Wernicke's encephalopathy.
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页码:127 / 130
页数:4
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