Alcohol withdrawal and prolonged hospital stay in a patient with neuroimaging abnormalities: a case report.
A hospital stay of 30 days was required in a 47-year-old woman with alcohol withdrawal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings revealed a focal brain stem lesion and multiple focal supracortical abnormalities. Could asymptomatic neuroimaging abnormalities predict risk of complicated alcohol withdrawal? Future clinical observations and longitudinal studies may wish to address this potential risk factor.
Gupta
Maneesh
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Department of Psychiatry, Mater Hospital, Belfast, UK. maneesh_psych@yahoo.com
D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D019512:Pancreatitis, Alcoholic / Q000473:pathology; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed