Prodromal syndromes in delirium tremens.
Three cases of hallucinatory delirium preceded by prodromal symptoms of several months duration are described. The prodromes were reoccurring visual and tactile hallucinations which were misdiagnosed and ascribed to nonalcohol-related illness such as schizophrenia and disorders of mood.
D000328:Adult; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome