Alcohol-dependent individuals have a five to 10 percent lifetime risk of developing delirium tremens (DT) following alcohol withdrawal. Although the symptoms of DT are relatively well known, the ...

Upregulation of glutamatergic neurotransmission resulting from chronic ethanol intoxication may cause a hyperexcitable state during alcohol withdrawal, which may lead to seizures and delirium tremens.

I had a lot to learn when I began practicing medicine in county jails. One of the most important of those lessons was how to properly assess and manage alcohol withdrawal. In my previous life as an ER ...

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This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Delirium tremens' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. Please be ...

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Clamoring hideously, endlessly gibbering in the psychopathic wards of municipal hospitals, in the padded cells of county jails, victims of delirium tremens every day pursue their terrible ...

Although history professor Matthew Warner Osborn concentrates on how alcohol influenced this country two centuries or more ago, perhaps the greatest virtue of his learned, intelligent study is the ...