title: [Confusion syndrome in alcoholism. Faulty assessment can produce deleterious course].
abstract: Confusion is a frequent syndrome in alcoholism caused by a large number of neuropsychiatric and somatic disorders with severe alcohol intoxication, pathological intoxication, alcohol dementia and hepatic encephalopathy among them. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms involved and therapeutic strategies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrischen Klinik, Klinikum Innenstadt der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soyka
mesh_terms: D020268:Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003221:Confusion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020915:Korsakoff Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis