The EEG response to diffuse and patterned photic stimulation during acute untreated alcohol withdrawal.
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.
Fisch
B J
BJ
Department of Neurology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.
Hauser
W A
WA
Brust
J C
JC
Gupta
G S
GS
Lubin
R
R
Tawfik
G
G
Hyacinthe
J C
JC
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*
D000431:Ethanol