Central nervous system tolerance to high blood alcohol levels.
We report blood alcohol levels for 32 ambulatory patients with chronic alcoholism. Seventeen patients (53%) had levels that exceeded 3 g/L but little clinical evidence of intoxication. The ability of a person with chronic alcoholism to tolerate high blood alcohol levels has important medical and forensic implications.
D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001519:Behavior; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003243:Consciousness; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000431:Ethanol