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Clinical features

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These are dependent on the amount and duration of alcohol intake, although other factors such as concurrent withdrawal from other drugs, for example, benzodiazepines, may contribute.

Clinical features of alcohol withdrawal can be categorised as: (1,2)

  • uncomplicated alcohol withdrawal
  • alcohol withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens) - this is the clinical syndrome of disorientation, perceptual disturbance and psychomotor agitation.

Reference

  1. Wood E, Albarqouni L, Tkachuk S, et al; Will This Hospitalized Patient Develop Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. JAMA. 2018 Aug 28;320(8):825-833.
  2. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Alcohol-use disorders: diagnosis and clinical management of alcohol-related physical complications. April 2017 [internet publication].

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