title: Prodromal syndromes in delirium tremens.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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