Delirium,Alcohol Withdrawal
《英文msh詞典》Delirium,Alcohol Withdrawal
[入口詞] Delirium,Alcohol Withdrawal
[主題詞] Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
[英文釋義] 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)