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Review
. 2010 Aug;28(3):683-705.
doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2010.03.006.

Twenty per hour: altered mental state due to ethanol abuse and withdrawal

Henry Z Pitzele  1 , Vaishal M Tolia
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Review

Twenty per hour: altered mental state due to ethanol abuse and withdrawal

Henry Z Pitzele et al. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

This article discusses the physiology and clinical syndromes involved in ethanol absorption, intoxication, and withdrawal, with special emphasis on the evidentiary backing for common treatments, as well as some discussion of the medicolegal sequelae of treatment of ethanol abusers in the emergency department.

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