Аннотация:
Aim: investigate the association of seizures in the structure of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and the age of onset of systematic alcohol consumption, the age of formation of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, maximum daily tolerance to ethanol, the presence of the phenomenon of solitary drunkenness, and a history of one or more cases of alcoholic delirium.
Methods. As research methods were used: clinical, psychopathological, psychometric and statistical. 239 patients were examined, including 79 with alcohol withdrawal syndrome complicated by convulsive syndrome (86% (68/79) men, 14% (11/79) women), 160 without (control group). The average age of patients in the study group was 41.17 ± 7.52. The groups did not have statistically significant gender differences (when compared with the Pearson Chi-square criteria, p = 0.062) and age differences (when compared with the Mann-Whitney U-criteria, p = 0.22). Alcohol withdrawal assessment scale (CIWA-Ar). Processing was carried out using nonparametric statistics.
Results. The clinical signs associated with the presence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, complications caused by convulsive syndrome include the following: maximum daily tolerance of ethanol consumed, the duration of alcohol withdrawal syndrome, insomnia in the period after stopping alcohol withdrawal syndrome, history of alcoholic delirium, manifestations, as well as male gender.
Conclusion. Thus, it was possible to identify a number of clinical manifestations and is prone to alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Ключевые слова:
alcohol withdrawal syndrome, seizures, alcoholism, alcoholic epilepsy.