Ildikó Katalin Pribék, Bettina Kata Kádár, Lea Péter, Júlia Daróczy, András Bajsz, Csenge Sára Kovács, Ildikó Demeter, Zoltán Janka, Róbert Urbán, Zsolt Demetrovics, Bence András Lázár, Ildikó Kovács, János Kálmán, Bálint Andó
INTRODUCTION: Due to the high rate of mortality, recognizing the contributing factors of alcohol-related delirium tremens (DT), which is the most severe form of alcohol withdrawal state (AWS) is pivotal in clinical settings. Previous studies suggested relationship between seasonality and other types of delirium; however, to our knowledge, this is the first empirical study which examined the role of seasonality in DT in alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS). METHODS: A retrospective study was undertaken between 2008 and 2015; medical records of 1,591 patients were included, which yielded 2,900 hospital appearances...
January 23, 2023: European Addiction Research