title: Saturday Conference: stuporous alcoholics: metabolic considerations.
abstract: Alcoholics are predisposed to certain metabolic disorders that cause stupor and coma. These entities include acute ethanol intoxication, ethanol-induced hypoglycemia, alcoholic ketoacidosis, ethylene glycol and methanol intoxications, thiamine deficiency, and hepatic encephalopathy. The recognition and management of these entities and the evaluation of stuporous alcoholics are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol / Q000506:poisoning; D000138:Acidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005026:Ethylene Glycols / Q000506:poisoning; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning; D010242:Paraldehyde / Q000506:poisoning; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005026:Ethylene Glycols; D000433:1-Propanol; D010242:Paraldehyde; D000432:Methanol