Alcoholism: clinical syndromes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Alcoholism: clinical syndromes. Acute intoxication, Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Delirium tremens. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Direct alcohol effects
- Acute intoxication
- Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
- Delirium tremens
- Wernicke encephalopathy
- Korsakoff syndrome
- Alcohol hangover
- Alcoholic blackouts
- Alcohol grayouts
- Alcoholic amblyopia
- Alcoholic myelopathy
Alcohol-related movement disorders
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Alcohol withdrawal related movement disorders
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Metabolic syndromes
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Degenerative and demyelinating syndromes
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Other alcohol syndromes
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Alcohol-triggered neurological disorders
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Acronym for osmotic demyelination disorder
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References
- Welch KA. Neurological complications of alcohol and misuse of drugs. Pract Neurol 2011; 11:206-219.
- Neiman J, Lang AE, Fornazzari L, Carlen PL. Movement disorders in alcoholism: A review. Neurology 1990; 40:741-746.
- Imam I. Alcohol and the central nervous system. Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2010; 71:635-639.
- Bateman JR, Roque DA. Teaching NeuroImages: Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration: an underrecognized complication of advanced liver disease. Neurology 2016; 87:e144.
- Wöhrle JC, Spengos K, Steinke W, Goebel HH, Hennerici M. Alcohol-related acute axonal polyneuropathy: a differential diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Arch Neurol 1998; 55:1329-1334.
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