Delirium tremens (Latin for `shaking frenzy`, also referred to as The DTs, `the horrors`, `the bottleache`, `quart mania`, `ork orks`, `gallon distemper`, `barrel fever`,`the shakes`, or `the fear`) is an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813. Benzodiazepines are the ...
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(from the article `alcohol consumption`) ...more than they are pharmacological. Alcohol is important pharmacologically for use with some active medicines that are poorly soluble in water but ... ...the first 48 hours. Depending on the amount and quality of care and treatment as well as on the possible occurrence of additional disease, ....
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A form of acute organic brain syndrome due to alcohol withdrawal, characterised by sweating, tremor, dyspepsia, restlessness, tachycardia, fever, anxiety, chest pains, mental confusion and hallucinations (often tactile----bugs crawling on me) ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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Confusion, restlessness, terror and hallucinations due to alcoholism especially during withdrawal
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(DTs, DT) Type: Term Definitions: 1. a severe, sometimes fatal, form of delirium due to alcohol withdrawal following a period of sustained intoxication.
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Delirium tremens: A neurological symptom of alcohol withdrawal seen in chronic alcoholism, with includes symptoms of psychosis. These may include uncontrollable trembling, hallucinations, severe anxiety, sweating, and sudden feelings of terror. Delirium tremens can be both frightening and, in severe cases, deadly. Treatment includes observation, co...
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(DTs)
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a nervous disorder involving muscular twitching and hallucinations caused by alcohol abuse. Also known as DT and the shakes
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[
n] - acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
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(DTs) Severe and potentially fatal alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Example: Experiencing hallucinations during severe alcohol withdrawal.
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DTs noun acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
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a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbr.: d.t. Also called
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