• Rev Med Interne · Jan 2012

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    [Risk factors for delirium tremens: a literature review].

    • N Thiercelin, Z Rabiah Lechevallier, E Rusch, and A Plat.
    • CHU de Tours, boulevard Tonnelé, 37000 Tours, France. nthiercelin@ch-dreux.fr
    • Rev Med Interne. 2012 Jan 1; 33 (1): 18-22.

    AbstractDelirium tremens (DT) is the most severe complication from alcohol withdrawal. Risk factors for DT (before the withdrawal begins) and early predictive factors for the development of the withdrawal syndrome towards DT (once withdrawal has started) are not clearly established. We reviewed the literature from PubMed/Medline database to identify risk factors for DT. Twenty-one studies were been selected. Three only were prospective. The most commonly identified risk factors included personal history of DT, seizures, presence of acute somatic comorbidity especially infectious, presence of early withdrawal symptoms, and genetic predisposition. Most of these risk factors are still debated and prospective studies might appear useful considering the DT prevalence and the absence of consensual both diagnostic and therapeutic protocols.Copyright © 2011 Société nationale française de médecine interne (SNFMI). Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

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