Alcoholism: clinical syndromes

Evidence-based neurology checklist on alcoholism: clinical syndromes: Direct alcohol effects Acute intoxication Alcohol withdrawal syndrome Delirium tremens Wernicke encephalopathy Korsakoff syndrome Alcohol hangover Alcoholic blackouts Alcohol grayouts Alcoholic amblyopia Alcoholic myelopathy…

Direct alcohol effects

  • Acute intoxication
  • Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
  • Delirium tremens
  • Wernicke encephalopathy
  • Korsakoff syndrome
  • Alcohol hangover
  • Alcoholic blackouts
  • Alcohol grayouts
  • Alcoholic amblyopia
  • Alcoholic myelopathy

Alcohol-related movement disorders

Alcohol withdrawal related movement disorders

Metabolic syndromes

Degenerative and demyelinating syndromes

Other alcohol syndromes

Alcohol-triggered neurological disorders

Acronym for osmotic demyelination disorder

References

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