2017
Alcohol Withdrawal and Lithium Toxicity: A Novel Psychiatric Mannequin-Based Simulation Case for Medical Students
Bhalla IP, Wilkins KM, Moadel T, Wong AH, Trevisan LA, Fuehrlein B. Alcohol Withdrawal and Lithium Toxicity: A Novel Psychiatric Mannequin-Based Simulation Case for Medical Students. MedEdPORTAL 2017, 13: 10649. PMID: 30800850, PMCID: PMC6338141, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawalLithium toxicityHistory of bipolar disorderPsychiatric educationTreating alcohol withdrawalTreatment of patientsMannequin-based simulationFourth-year medical studentsPostsession ratingsBipolar disorderMedical studentsMedical comorbiditiesSubstance usePatientsEmergency roomCo-ingestionStandardized patient actorsMedical student educationMale truck driversNovel caseWithdrawalMedical complexityPatient actorsSimulation mannequinClinical clerkships
2008
Alcohol Detoxification and Relapse Prevention Using Valproic Acid Versus Gabapentin in Alcohol-dependent Patients
Trevisan L, Ralevski E, Keegan K, Oville A, Vuppalapati D, Gonzalez G, Limoncelli D, Petrakis I. Alcohol Detoxification and Relapse Prevention Using Valproic Acid Versus Gabapentin in Alcohol-dependent Patients. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2008, 7: 119-128. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0b013e31812e6a3c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol withdrawalDays of treatmentSleep disturbancesAlcohol detoxificationModerate withdrawalValproic acidAcute alcohol withdrawalPlacebo-controlled trialMild withdrawal symptomsDoses of benzodiazepinesPrevention of relapseAlcohol-dependent patientsSymptoms of depressionPhysiologic withdrawalPostwithdrawal periodSupportive treatmentAcute symptomsBenzodiazepine medicationWithdrawal symptomsAcute withdrawalPsychiatric symptomsMale veteransClinical importancePsychiatric distressRelapse prevention
1998
Complications of alcohol withdrawal: pathophysiological insights.
Trevisan LA, Boutros N, Petrakis IL, Krystal JH. Complications of alcohol withdrawal: pathophysiological insights. Alcohol Research 1998, 22: 61-6. PMID: 15706735, PMCID: PMC6761825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute alcohol withdrawalAlcohol withdrawalLong-term sobrietyDelirium tremensAcute withdrawalMental confusionSignificant illnessPathophysiological insightsDisease processPsychiatric problemsCognitive impairmentComplicationsHeavy drinkingMemory disordersWithdrawalDeliriumMedicationsRelapseTremensPatientsSeizuresIllnessImpairmentSeverityHallucinations