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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
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* [[Chronic]] [[alcoholism]] that has existed for more than 10 years | |||
* Prior [[history]] of Delirium tremens | |||
* [[History]] of [[seizures]] | |||
* Extreme withdrawal [[symptoms]] | |||
* Risk increases as more days go by without consuming [[alcohol]] | |||
* [[CNS infection ]] | * [[CNS infection ]] | ||
* [[Drug abuse]] | * [[Drug abuse]] | ||
* [[Head injury]] | * [[Head injury]] | ||
* [[Comorbidities]] | |||
* [[Malnutrition]] | * [[Malnutrition]] | ||
* [[Sepsis]] | * [[Sepsis]] | ||
* [[Hypokalemia]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Risk Factors
- Chronic alcoholism that has existed for more than 10 years
- Prior history of Delirium tremens
- History of seizures
- Extreme withdrawal symptoms
- Risk increases as more days go by without consuming alcohol
- CNS infection
- Drug abuse
- Head injury
- Comorbidities
- Malnutrition
- Sepsis
- Hypokalemia