23Apr
Clinical management of alcohol withdrawal: A systematic review
These substances pose additional risks due to their largely unknown safety profiles and potency and are frequently detected in counterfeit pills 22. The diagnosis requires adequate history of the amount and frequency of alcohol intake, the temporal relation between cessation (or reduction) of alcohol intake and the onset of symptoms that may resemble a withdrawal state. When the onset of withdrawal like symptoms or delirium is after 2 weeks of complete cessation of alcohol, the diagnosis of alcohol withdrawal syndrome...