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3291884

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-24
pubmed:abstractText
Five chronic alcoholic patients admitted for detoxification were studied. During the first 24-48 hr of abstinence raised levels of cerebral water (as measured by NMR), vasopressin, renin and supine aldosterone were recorded. Initial vasopressin concentration was correlated (r = 0.88, P less than 0.05) with alcohol consumption in the week prior to admission and was over three times higher in the patients measured after 24-48 hr as compared to less than 24 hr. After one week only supine aldosterone was still raised (P less than 0.05). The results suggest that cerebral oedema occurs during the early stages of abstinence. The role of these changes in the aetiology of withdrawal symptoms, delirium tremens and brain damage remains to be elucidated.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0735-0414
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-8-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
An NMR study of cerebral oedema and its biological correlates during withdrawal from alcohol.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't