[Epileptic seizures and alcoholism].
A high incidence of epilepsy in chronic alcoholics and similar incidence of alcohol abuse in patients with epilepsy are a serious medico-social problems. A relation between seizures and alcohol abuse is discussed in this paper. Epilepsy is the commonest complication of an alcoholism. Pathogenesis of epileptic seizures is multiple and complex. Alcohol-dependent epilepsy is closely related to a problem of alcohol abuse in patients with epilepsy. A criteria of alcohol-dependent epilepsy diagnosis should be clearly defined as they play an important role in therapy selection.
Kliniki Neurologii PAM, Szczecinie.
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
Napady padaczkowe a alkoholizm.