Jin Narumoto, Syogo Oka, Hiroshi Shimizu, Michihisa Sumi, Yurinosuke Kitabayashi, Hideki Ueda, Kenji Fukui
Hyperthyroidism is associated with increased psychiatric morbidity. It may alter the clinical course of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. We report a 69 year old man who presented prolonged alcohol withdrawal syndrome associated with hyperthyroidism. Initially, he developed typical alcohol withdrawal syndrome including tremor, disorientation, delirium and visual hallucination of small animals. Thyroid function tests revealed a free triiodothyronine (T3) of 6.1 pg/dl (range, 3.0 to 5.8), a free thyroxine (T4) of 2...
February 2005: Japanese Journal of Alcohol Studies & Drug Dependence