title: The EEG response to diffuse and patterned photic stimulation during acute untreated alcohol withdrawal.
abstract: We studied the responses to diffuse and patterned stroboscopic light stimulation prospectively in 49 individuals during acute alcohol withdrawal prior to pharmacologic treatment. Photomyogenic responses (PMR) occurred in only two (4%) of those tested, and photoparoxysmal responses (PPR) never occurred. These findings suggest that PMR occur far less often during alcohol withdrawal than previously thought and that PPR may not be a direct manifestation of alcohol withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Fisch
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Brust
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lubin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tawfik
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hyacinthe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol