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How well a person does depends on the amount of organ damage and whether the person can stop drinking completely. Alcohol withdrawal may range from a mild and uncomfortable disorder to a serious, life-threatening condition. People who continue to drink a lot may develop health problems such as liver and heart disease. Most people who go through alcohol withdrawal make a full recovery. However, [[death]] is possible, especially if [[delirium tremens]] occurs. | How well a person does depends on the amount of organ damage and whether the person can stop drinking completely. Alcohol withdrawal may range from a mild and uncomfortable disorder to a serious, life-threatening condition. People who continue to drink a lot may develop health problems such as liver and heart disease. Most people who go through alcohol withdrawal make a full recovery. However, [[death]] is possible, especially if [[delirium tremens]] occurs. | ||
==Overview== | |||
==Natural History== | |||
* Most patients with alcohol withdrawal have mild symptoms and may be treated with outpatient management. | |||
* 5% of patients with alcohol withdrawal will present with severe alcohol withdrawal characteristics including:<ref name="pmid25427113">{{cite journal| author=Schuckit MA| title=Recognition and management of withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens). | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2014 | volume= 371 | issue= 22 | pages= 2109-13 | pmid=25427113 | doi=10.1056/NEJMra1407298 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25427113 }} </ref> | |||
** Seizures | |||
** Delirium tremens (DT) | |||
==Complications== | |||
Complications of alcohol withdrawal may include: | |||
==Prognosis== | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
How well a person does depends on the amount of organ damage and whether the person can stop drinking completely. Alcohol withdrawal may range from a mild and uncomfortable disorder to a serious, life-threatening condition. People who continue to drink a lot may develop health problems such as liver and heart disease. Most people who go through alcohol withdrawal make a full recovery. However, death is possible, especially if delirium tremens occurs.
Overview
Natural History
- Most patients with alcohol withdrawal have mild symptoms and may be treated with outpatient management.
- 5% of patients with alcohol withdrawal will present with severe alcohol withdrawal characteristics including:[1]
- Seizures
- Delirium tremens (DT)
Complications
Complications of alcohol withdrawal may include:
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Schuckit MA (2014). "Recognition and management of withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens)". N Engl J Med. 371 (22): 2109–13. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1407298. PMID 25427113.