Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

  • Dr.Rabindran Chandran Consultant, Neonatologist, Billroth Hospital, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
  • Dr D Sharad Gedam Professor of Pediatrics, L N Medical College, Bhopal, MP, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i10.01
Keywords: Alcohol withdrawal, Delirium tremens, Withdrawal seizures

Abstract

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a cluster of symptoms occurring when someone detoxes from alcohol. Alcohol dependence is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders, second only to major depression.

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Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i10.01
Published: 2016-10-31
How to Cite
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Chandran R, Gedam DS. Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2016Oct.31 [cited 2024Nov.22];4(10):1722-3. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/711
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Vol 4 No 10 (2016): OCTOBER
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Editorial