Alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Also known as: Delirium tremens

Autonomic hyperactivity after cessation of chronic alcohol use.

Medical specialty: Psychiatry
Subspecialty: Psychiatry / Substance use disorders
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected, male predominance; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: ADH1B, ALDH2, GABRA2

Etiology & mechanism

Rebound glutamatergic excess and GABA deficit.

Gene(s) involved (3)

ADH1BALDH2GABRA2

Symptoms & signs (8)

anxietydeliriumhallucinationsinsomniaseizuressweatingtachycardiatremor

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