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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 ]
"Seeing pink elephants" is a euphemism for hallucinations caused by delirium tremens or alcoholic hallucinosis, especially the former.The term dates back to at least the early 20th century, emerging from earlier idioms about seeing snakes and other creatures.
More severe symptoms may include seizures, and delirium tremens (DTs); which can be fatal in untreated patients. [1] Symptoms start at around 6 hours after the last drink. [2] Peak incidence of seizures occurs at 24 to 36 hours [5] and peak incidence of delirium tremens is at 48 to 72 hours. [6]
291.0 Delirium tremens; 291.1 Korsakov's psychosis, alcoholic; 291.2 Other alcoholic dementia; 291.3 Other alcoholic hallucinosis; 291.4 Pathological drunkenness; 291.5 Alcoholic jealousy; 291.8 Other alcoholic psychoses (Include: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome)
Thomas Sutton (1767–1835), a physician in Kent, England, was the first to publish a description of delirium tremens (the "DTs") and to connect the illness to an over indulgence in alcohol. [ 1 ] Sutton was born in Staffordshire, England about 1767.
Alcoholic hallucinosis is a much less serious diagnosis than delirium tremens. Delirium tremens (DTs) do not appear suddenly, unlike alcoholic hallucinosis. DTs also take approximately 48 to 72 hours to appear after the heavy drinking stops. A tremor develops in the hands and can also affect the head and body.
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