enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_withdrawal_syndrome

   Signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal occur primarily in the central nervous system. The severity of withdrawal can vary from mild symptoms such as insomnia, trembling, and anxiety to severe and life-threatening symptoms such as alcoholic hallucinosis, delirium tremens, and autonomic instability.

3. Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_Institute...

   A randomized, double blind trial published in JAMA in 1994 [5] showed that management for alcohol withdrawal that was guided by the CIWA scale resulted in decreased treatment duration and total use of benzodiazepines. The goal of the CIWA scale is to provide an efficient and objective means of assessing alcohol withdrawal.

4. Delirium tremens - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_tremens

   Withdrawal leads to a biochemical regulation cascade. [citation needed] Delirium tremens is most common in people who are in alcohol withdrawal, especially in those who drink 10–11 standard drinks (equivalent of 7 to 8 US pints (3 to 4 L) of beer, 4 to 5 US pints (1.9 to 2.4 L) of wine or 1 US pint (0.5 L) of distilled beverage) daily ...

5. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol-related_brain_damage

   Alcohol-related brain damage [1] [2] alters both the structure and function of the brain as a result of the direct neurotoxic effects of alcohol intoxication or acute alcohol withdrawal. Increased alcohol intake is associated with damage to brain regions including the frontal lobe , [ 3 ] limbic system , and cerebellum , [ 4 ] with widespread ...

6. Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-acute-withdrawal_syndrome

   Post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) is a hypothesized set of persistent impairments that occur after withdrawal from alcohol, [1] [2] opiates, benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and other substances. [3] [4] [5] Infants born to mothers who used substances of dependence during pregnancy may also experience a PAWS.

7. It's hard to stop at 1 drink. Here's why — and how to cut ...

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/hard-stop-1-drink-heres...

   Alcohol triggers the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that makes you feel good — and makes it harder to stop. ... alcohol withdrawal contributes to about 1,000 deaths and more than ...

8. Kindling (sedative–hypnotic withdrawal) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindling_(sedative...

   Approximately 3 percent of people who are alcohol dependent experience psychosis during acute intoxication or withdrawal. Alcohol-related psychosis may manifest itself through a kindling mechanism. The mechanism of alcohol-related psychosis is due to distortions to neuronal membranes, gene expression, as well as thiamine deficiency. It is ...

9. AOL

   search.aol.com

   The search engine that helps you find exactly what you're looking for. Find the most relevant information, video, images, and answers from all across the Web.