Alcohol withdrawal is a severely uncomfortable and ... between six to 48 hours after the last drink consumed. "The seizure window that I worry about is typically between 24 and 72 hours," DeSanto ...

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As the body adjusts to the absence of alcohol, withdrawal symptoms may manifest. These can range from mild anxiety and sweating to severe complications like seizures or delirium tremens.

Rats exposed to high amounts of alcohol exhibited poor decision-making during a complex task even after a monthslong withdrawal period. Key areas of their brains had undergone dramatic functional ...

Objective: To evaluate literature reporting on the role of norepinephrine in alcohol withdrawal and to determine the safety and efficacy of α 2-agonists in reducing symptoms of this severe condition.

Alcohol withdrawal is one of the most difficult and even dangerous moments that individuals go through when they have been engaging in heavy or constant consumption of alcohol for a long period ...

The earliest studies of clonidine in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal were limited by the use of concomitant medications. Bjorkqvist et al. evaluated the efficacy of a clonidine taper ...