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Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline
Minor withdrawal (6 to 36 hours) - Tremulousness, mild anxiety, headache, diaphoresis, palpitations, gastrointestinal
Timeline Minor ... brief flurry of generalized ... epilepticus • ... and normal vital signs ... #etoh #diagnosis
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
Generalized Seizures ... Generalized seizures ... withdrawal from alcohol ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Signs
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
 •
- 1-3 usually generalized ... seizures - ... Status epilepticus ... with normal vital signs ... Syndrome #AWS #diagnosis
Alcohol Withdrawal Timeline

Stage 1 (8 hours) : Anxiety, insomnia, nausea, & abdominal pain
Stage 2 (1-3 days):
Alcohol Withdrawal ... Timeline Stage ... Anxiety, insomnia, nausea ... Hallucinations, fever, seizures ... #diagnosis #stages
Causes of Status Epilepticus in Adults
METABOLIC DISTURBANCES
Hepatic encephalopathy
Hypocalcemia
Hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia
Hyponatremia
Uremia
INFECTIOUS PROCESSES
Central nervous system abscess
Encephalitis
Meningitis
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES
Alcohol
Antiepileptic drugs
Baclofen
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
CENTRAL
Causes of Status ... Epilepticus in ... WITHDRAWAL SYNDROMES Alcohol ... #Epilepticus #Seizures ... #Differential #diagnosis
Time course of events during the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. 
The signs and symptoms that manifest earliest
The signs and symptoms ... palpitations, nausea ... hallucinations and seizures ... #timeline #deliriumtremens ... #diagnosis #addiction
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage, and seizure ... activity, especially status ... epilepticus • ... depressed mental status
Alcohol Withdrawal: Clinical Findings and Complications
The onset of alcohol withdrawal generally begins 6-24 hours after the
dreams, anorexia, nausea ... agitation • Generalized ... Life-threatening state ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... neurological findings or seizure ... - History of alcohol ... headache #redflags #signs ... differential #emergency #diagnosis