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Descriptor English: Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Descriptor Spanish: Delirio por Abstinencia Alcohólica
Descriptor delirio confusional por abstinencia alcohólica
Entry term(s) alucinosis por abstinencia alcohólica
delirio por abstinencia alcohólica
delirium por abstinencia alcohólica
delirium tremens
hiperactividad neurovegetativa asociada con abstinencia alcohólica
síndrome confusional por abstinencia alcohólica
Scope note: Trastorno orgánico mental agudo inducido por el cese o reducción en el consumo crónico de alcohol. Las características clínicas comprenden CONFUSIÓN, DELIRIOS o ideas delirantes, ALUCINACIONES vívidas, TEMBLOR, agitación, insomnio y signos de hiperactividad neurovegetativa (p.ej., aumento de la presión arterial y de la frecuencia cardíaca, dilatación pupilar, y diaforesis). Esta afección puede en ocasiones ser mortal. Antiguamente recibió la denominación de delirium tremens. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1175)
Descriptor Portuguese: Delirium por Abstinência Alcoólica
Descriptor French: Délirium trémens
Entry term(s): Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity
Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Induced Delirium Tremens
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens
Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated
Delirium Tremens
Delirium Tremens, Alcohol Withdrawal Induced
Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal
Hallucinosis, Alcohol Withdrawal
Tree number(s): C10.720.112.200
C25.723.705.150.200
C25.775.100.087.193.200
C25.775.835.250
F03.900.100.100
F03.900.825.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000430
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: note X ref; do not confuse with "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" ( = SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (IM) + ETHANOL /adv eff (IM)); ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SEIZURES is available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1981-90; was DELIRIUM TREMENS see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1963-80
Online Note: use ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL DELIRIUM to search DELIRIUM TREMENS 1975-80 & use PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1966-74
History Note: 91(81); was see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1981-90; was DELIRIUM TREMENS see under PSYCHOSES, ALCOHOLIC 1963-80
DeCS ID: 436
Unique ID: D000430
NLM Classification: WM 274
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium - Preferred
Concept UI M0000652
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
Entry term(s) Alcohol Withdrawal Induced Delirium Tremens
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens
Delirium Tremens
Delirium Tremens, Alcohol Withdrawal Induced
Delirium, Alcohol Withdrawal
Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated - Narrower
Concept UI M0335566
Preferred term Autonomic Hyperactivity, Alcohol Withdrawal Associated
Entry term(s) Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity
Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis - Narrower
Concept UI M0335565
Preferred term Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis
Entry term(s) Hallucinosis, Alcohol Withdrawal



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