title: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: mechanisms, manifestations, and management.
abstract: The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a well-known condition occurring after intentional or unintentional abrupt cessation of heavy/constant drinking in patients suffering from alcohol use disorders (AUDs). AUDs are common in neurological departments with patients admitted for coma, epileptic seizures, dementia, polyneuropathy, and gait disturbances. Nonetheless, diagnosis and treatment are often delayed until dramatic symptoms occur. The purpose of this review is to increase the awareness of the early clinical manifestations of AWS and the appropriate identification and management of this important condition in a neurological setting.
authors: Department of Neurology, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Jesse
authors: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Bråthen
authors: Unit of Neurology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Ferrara
authors: Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Keindl
authors: Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Neurophysiology, SU/Sahlgrenska Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Ben-Menachem
authors: Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Colentina Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.|Academic Clinical Neurology, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Tanasescu
authors: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.|Department of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Brodtkorb
authors: Department of Neurology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hillbom
authors: Unit of Neurology, IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Leone
authors: Department of Neurology, University Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Ludolph
mesh_terms: D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020270:Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: alcohol withdrawal; clinical management; delirium tremens; epileptic seizures; therapy