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2. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol intoxication, also known in overdose as alcohol poisoning, commonly described as drunkenness or inebriation, is the behavior and physical effects caused by a recent consumption of alcohol. [6] [11] In addition to the toxicity of ethanol , the main psychoactive component of alcoholic beverages, other physiological symptoms may arise from ...

3. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol-related brain damage 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 cerebral ...

4. Methanol toxicity - Wikipedia

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   Methanol toxicity. Methanol toxicity (also methanol poisoning) is poisoning from methanol, characteristically via ingestion. [1] Symptoms may include a decreased level of consciousness, poor or no coordination, vomiting, abdominal pain, and a specific smell on the breath. [1] [2] Decreased vision may start as early as twelve hours after ...

5. Auto-brewery syndrome - Wikipedia

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   In 2019, a 25-year-old man presented with symptoms consistent with alcohol intoxication, including dizziness, slurred speech and nausea. He had no prior alcoholic drinks but had a blood alcohol level of 0.3 g/dL. The patient was given 100 mg of the antifungal fluconazole daily for 3 weeks, and his symptoms were resolved.

6. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms can include a craving for alcohol, inability to feel pleasure from normally pleasurable things (known as anhedonia ), clouding of sensorium, disorientation, nausea and vomiting or headache. [17] Insomnia is a common protracted withdrawal symptom that persists after the acute withdrawal phase of alcohol.

7. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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   Additional symptoms may occur. The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills and euphoria at lower doses to intoxication (drunkenness), to stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia (memory "blackouts"), and central nervous system depression at higher doses. Cell membranes are highly permeable ...

8. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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   Psychosis is secondary to several alcohol-related conditions including acute intoxication and withdrawal after significant exposure. Chronic alcohol misuse can cause psychotic type symptoms to develop, more so than with other illicit substances.

9. Delirium tremens - Wikipedia

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   Delirium tremens ( DTs; lit. 'mental disturbance with shaking') is a rapid onset of confusion usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol. [2] When it occurs, it is often three days into the withdrawal symptoms and lasts for two to three days. [2] Physical effects may include shaking, shivering, irregular heart rate, and sweating. [1]