The Effects of Alcohol on the Nervous System

Victor, Maurice

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-3320-7_14

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“…2 Additional manifestations of the alcohol abstinence syndrome include withdrawal seizures, visual hallucinations, diaphoresis, and confabulation. The treating physician can recognize ethanol withdrawal by these findings, which is especially important in cases of occult ethanol dependence.…”

Section: High-dose Intravenous Benzodiazepinementioning

confidence: 99%

High‐dose Intravenous Benzodiazepine

Dill¹,

Shin²

2000

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Section: High-dose Intravenous Benzodiazepinementioning

confidence: 99%

High‐dose Intravenous Benzodiazepine

Dill¹,

Shin²

2000

Academic Emergency Medicine

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“…Delirium tremens (confusion, disorientation, altered level of consciousness, delusions, hallucinations, marked tremor, hyperthermia, agitation and profoundly increased sympathetic activity) generally occurs 2-5 days after alcohol cessation and has been shown to occur in 5% of patients with withdrawal syndromes (Victor & Adams, 1953). About 5% of people suffering from 'the DTs' die of acute cardiovascular events, metabolic complications, respiratory failure or trauma.…”

Section: Alcohol Withdrawal Syndromementioning

confidence: 99%

Adverse physical effects of alcohol misuse

Barclay¹,

Barbour²,

Stewart³

et al. 2008

Adv. psychiatr. treat

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This article outlines the majority of the adverse physical effects that have been described secondary to the consumption of alcohol at levels above recommended sensible limits. These conditions are cited according to the organ system they belong to. Only brief descriptions are provided because of the vastness of this topic. The underlying pathophysiology of tolerance and withdrawal is touched upon as this is of relevance to the psychiatrist. Definitions of the terms used describing alcohol misuse, and sensible upper limits of alcohol consumption are also mentioned.

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“…These basic pathological conditions are malnutrition and obesity, fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis (9-11), esophagitis (12), gastritis (13), enterocolitis (14), pancreatitis (15), liver cancer, cardiomyopathy (16), pulmonary infections (17,18), polyneuritis, myelitis, encephalitis and delirium tremens (19), some blood diseases (20), etc. Mortality in alcoholics is increased, although, according to other statistics, those who drink up to 35 g alcohol per day present lower mortality than those who do not drink at all.…”

Section: Addiction To Alcohol (Alcoholism)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The alcoholic lung disease: Historical background and clinical features

et al. 2007

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Summary. The purpose of this review article is to prove the damage that alcohol causes to the respiratory system. We will make a brief review of alcohols history in the course of the centuries till nowadays. The problem of addiction to alcohol (alcoholism) will be examined for several countries.Alcohol's metabolism is another topic to be discussed parallel to its pharmacological action. In addition, alcohol's impact on the respiratory system varies from damaging the mucociliary system to the regulation of breathing and from the sleep apnea syndrome to diffusion disorders. "Alcoholic lung disease" constitutes a syndrome despite the fact that the damage of the lung due to concurrent smoking and drug use is often indistinguishable.

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The Effects of Alcohol on the Nervous System

Cited by 31 publications

References 141 publications

High‐dose Intravenous Benzodiazepine

High‐dose Intravenous Benzodiazepine

Adverse physical effects of alcohol misuse

The alcoholic lung disease: Historical background and clinical features

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