[Neurologic emergencies in alcoholism].
Acute neurological syndromes related to nutritional thiamine depletion or to toxic effects of ethanol are presented. Convulsive conditions linked to alcoholism, alcoholic hypoglycemia, withdrawal syndromes and the rare central pontine myelinolysis are described. Pathogenesis, appropriate treatment and prognosis of all these acute neurological disorders are discussed.
D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000209:etiology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000209:etiology; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000209:etiology
Les urgences neurologiques de l'alcoolisme.