Abstract
Alcohol withdrawal continues to present significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized medical/surgical patients. The authors present a case of a patient with delirium tremens requiring up to 1,600 mg/day of lorazepam and discuss alternative treatments for alcohol withdrawal.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 385-389 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | CNS Spectrums |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 7 |
State | Published - 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health