Alcohol withdrawal delirium like neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Intensive care case report; [Yoǧun bakim olgu sunumu: Nöroleptik malign sendrom benzeri alkol yoksunluk deliryumu]

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dc.contributor.authorAkyürekli O.
dc.contributor.authorSelçuki D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:21:24Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:21:24Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractBackground: Heavy drinkers who suddenly decrease their alcohol consumption or abstain completely may experience in hours or days alcohol withdrawal delirium. Symptoms may include the following:Autonomic hiperactivity, tremors,insomnia,transient hallucinations (auditory, visual, or tactile), nausea/vomiting, anxiety or agitation and grand mal seizures. Case: A 36 years old,woman,married,have two child,housewife,African-British patient suffered clouded conciousness, hyperthermia,tremors all around the body.First exemination of patient in emergency department established clouded conciousness, widespread rigidity and tremors all around the body, hyperthermia (40 C degrees),tachycardia,sweating, hypertension, visual hallucinations, leukocytosis,increasing of creatine kinase rates more than 200 equal amount, hypokalemia,increasing of liver enzymes. With this findings and neuroleptic intake doubt patient hospitalized for further exemination and treatment. Conclusion: Alcohol withdrawal delirium must be identified because it is accompanied by substantial mortality. Anamnesis and investigation should be sufficient for differential diagnosis. This case diagnosed as neuroleptic malignant syndrome after first exemination. After the detailing exemination diagnosis changed to alcohol withdrawal delirium.We made the differential diagnosis and inspected the case with help of the literature.
dc.identifier.issn13021664
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18581
dc.language.isoTurkish
dc.subjectcreatine kinase
dc.subjectliver enzyme
dc.subjectneuroleptic agent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectalcoholism
dc.subjectanamnesis
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectconsciousness disorder
dc.subjectcreatine kinase blood level
dc.subjectdelirium tremens
dc.subjectdifferential diagnosis
dc.subjectemergency ward
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthospitalization
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthypertension
dc.subjecthyperthermia
dc.subjecthypokalemia
dc.subjectintensive care
dc.subjectleukocytosis
dc.subjectmuscle rigidity
dc.subjectneuroleptic malignant syndrome
dc.subjectprotein blood level
dc.subjectsweating
dc.subjecttachycardia
dc.subjecttremor
dc.subjectvisual hallucination
dc.titleAlcohol withdrawal delirium like neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Intensive care case report; [Yoǧun bakim olgu sunumu: Nöroleptik malign sendrom benzeri alkol yoksunluk deliryumu]
dc.typeArticle

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