Alcohol-related seizures
Rathlev NK, Ulrich AS, Delanty N, D’Onofrio G. Alcohol-related seizures. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 31: 157-163. PMID: 17044577, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related seizuresDiagnostic evaluationAdult-onset seizuresPre-existing epilepsyCause of seizuresStructural brain lesionsThorough diagnostic evaluationDevelopment of seizuresConcurrent risk factorsChronic alcohol dependenceHigh-risk periodNew onsetAlcohol withdrawalStatus epilepticusFocal seizuresSeizure activityRisk factorsCurrent seizuresBrain lesionsSeizuresPatientsAlcohol dependenceEpilepticusIllicit drugsCurrent literature