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Assessment of characteristics of patient with delirium tremens
P M Singh1, D M Shrestha, S C Gautam
1Department of Psychiatry, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal. Pradip_man2003@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Delirium tremens is the severe form of alcohol withdrawal. It carries a certain degree of mortality and there has been and advancement in the understanding of pathophysiology and risk factors for the development of the condition. This prospective study is carried out to study the characteristic of the patient of delirium tremens in our setting using ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. Thirty seven cases of delirium tremens with majority of males and of all hill origin people were identified. Patients with delirium tremens has been using alcohol for average of 24.8 years with an average intake of around 2.2 litres per day. Most of the patient has seizure and similar episodes in past and using alcohol from morning time.
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