@article{ref1,
title="Occurrence of cerebral seizures provoked by alcohol abuse",
journal="Epilepsia",
year="1980",
author="Hillbom, M. E.",
volume="21",
number="5",
pages="459-466",
abstract="Alcohol intoxication was detected in the immediate history of 277 (49%) of the 560 consecutive seizure patients brought to the emergency room of Meilahti hospital in Helsinki during the course of a year, most of these patients being young men of working age. The alcohol-provoked seizures occurred mainly on Sunday and Monday, following the weekly pattern of alcohol consumption in Finland, and preceded delirium tremens in 21 patients (4%). Even short periods of intoxication (1-2 days) provoked seizures. The data indicate that among patients with a previous history of recurrent alcohol-withdrawal seizures, new treatable diseases of the CNS, especially acute brain injuries, are frequently encountered. Therefore, all seizure problems, not neglecting those of alcoholics, should be carefully examined.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0013-9580",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}