[Alcohol withdrawal delirium: What's new for an old disease?]

The management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a frequent work in both community medicine and hospital wards. One of the most severe complications of alcohol withdrawal is Delirium Tremens (DT). The purpose of this development is to update knowledge on this complication in terms of diagnosis, evaluation and therapeutic approaches. It also proposes a reflection on the trajectory of care during and after DT.

Related Organizations

University of Paris
France
OPTIMISATION THÉRAPEUTIQUE EN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGIE
France
Panthéon-Assas University
France

Keywords

Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, Alcoholism, Humans, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

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