Alcohol-related seizures, Part II: Clinical presentation and management.
Alcoholism may be society's most devastating problem short of war and malnutrition. Perhaps the most complex and preplexing medical complication of alcoholism is alcohol-related seizures. This article is a collective review designed to provide emergency physicians with an overview of the topic that is pertinent to their clinical practice. Part 1 addressed the pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, and evaluation of alcohol-related seizures. Part 2 focuses on the clinical presentation, management, and disposition. In addition, a classification of alcohol-related seizures is proposed.
Freedland
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Boston University School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
McMicken
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004630:Emergencies; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000188:drug therapy
D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000431:Ethanol; D010672:Phenytoin