loading...| Preferred Name |
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium |
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| Synonyms |
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens|Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis|Delirium Tremens|Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity |
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| ID |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12702 |
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| abbrev | ||
| class_or_indiv |
true |
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| definition |
An acute organic mental disorder induced by cessation or reduction in chronic alcohol consumption. Clinical characteristics include CONFUSION; DELUSIONS; vivid HALLUCINATIONS; TREMOR; agitation; insomnia; and signs of autonomic hyperactivity (e.g., elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dilated pupils, and diaphoresis). This condition may occasionally be fatal. It was formerly called delirium tremens (MeSH). |
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| external_id_urls |
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D000430 |
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| external_ids |
meshUID:D000430 |
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| label |
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium |
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| mod_date |
2007-10-08 |
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| preferred_label |
Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium |
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| prefixIRI |
birnlex_12702 |
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| retired |
false |
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| synonyms |
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Delirium Tremens|Alcohol Withdrawal Hallucinosis|Delirium Tremens|Alcohol Withdrawal Associated Autonomic Hyperactivity |
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| subClassOf |
http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12699 |