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The possibility of content bias in the MacAndrew's Alcoholism Scale (MAC) from the MMPI was examined in groups of seizure disorder (n = 35), general medical (n = 25), and psychiatric patients (n = 20). Scores above criteria on the MAC were associated with reported alcohol problems only for the
Severe alcohol abuse and related medical and social functioning risks, as well as clinically significant depression, are common in patients who are admitted to hospital with alcohol-related seizures (ARS) and significantly affect the quality of life of the patient. Compared with studies involving
The present investigation tested the hypothesis that multiple withdrawals from chronic ethanol treatment "kindles" seizure activity. Two animal models of kindled seizure activity--electrical stimulation of the inferior collicular cortex or the amygdala--were used to evaluate this hypothesis. Four
Objective. To report one case of seizure following administration of ofloxacin. Case Summary. A 38-year-old woman with alcohol dependence but no prior history of seizure disorder admitted in our inpatient alcohol detoxification program was prescribed ofloxacin four days after admission for a lower
A 69-year-old man with alcohol dependence and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) suffered from repeated tonic-clonic seizures. The seizures typically occurred several hours after his last alcohol intake at home (early withdrawal seizure) and 22 days after his last intake of alcohol (14 days after the
Subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics (SESA syndrome) is a rare disease entity following chronic alcohol ingestion. It is quite distinct from alcohol withdrawal syndromes, such as delirium, withdrawal seizures or CNS complications of alcohol, such as Wernicke-Korsakow syndrome, central
OBJECTIVE
To explore the genetic influence of a family history of alcohol use disorders and the dopamine transporter SLC6A3 (DAT1) and dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) gene polymorphisms on the risk of severe complications (withdrawal seizures (AWS) and delirium tremens (DT)) during alcohol
As the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) modulates ethanol consumption, alcohol withdrawal symptoms and seizure generation by interacting with the GABAB receptor, the genes encoding for the GABAB receptor can be considered as candidate genes for alcoholism and alcohol
CNS complications of chronic alcoholism are frequently difficult to assess due to the variety of direct and secondary conditions which can result from alcoholic drinking and lifestyles. The influence of alcoholism and alcohol-related factors on the EEG of patients with chronic alcoholism was studied
The occurrence of cerebral seizures in alcoholics was investigated in case histories of 84 delirious and nondelirious male patients. Eighteen patients had seizures before they became alcoholics; the frequency of the seizures increased during abuse. Twelve had no deliria at all up to the moment of
We report a case of subacute encephalopathy with seizures in chronic alcoholism (age 34 years). This syndrome clearly differs from the known neurological complications of chronic alcoholism. One of the authors has observed (and reported) such cases in the Baltimore area. Subacute encephalopathy is
BACKGROUND
Some studies have reported that the A9 allele of the variable nucleotide tandem repeat (VNTR) of the gene which encodes the dopamine transporter (DAT1/SLC6A3) is associated with alcoholism withdrawal symptoms such as alcohol withdrawal seizures (WSs), whereas others did not. We
Hereditary factors confer susceptibility to alcohol dependence. Alcohol mediates its reinforcing effects by enhancing dopamine activity in the mesolimbic dopamine system. The role of the dopamine transporter in terminating dopaminergic activity in synaptic neurotransmission suggests that variants of
The case of a 66-year-old patient is reported in view of the rarity of his condition: a case of subacute encephalopathy with seizures in alcoholics (SESA syndrome), described first in 1981 by Niedermeyer, et al. Wernicke-type aphasia, epileptic seizures (generalized tonic-clonic) and PLEDs EEG
Alcoholism and epileptic seizures frequently coincide. Two groups can be distinguished clinically and by EEG. In one group (group I), seizures occur only during a period of alcohol withdrawal or partial withdrawal and can only be explained because of alcoholism in the history of the patient. In the