Talk:Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
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This article is very much needed
I just started this page. There is a page dedicated to individual alcohol withdrawal symptoms or conditions eg
- Thank God that I am teetotal. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:13, 4 April 2015 (UTC)]
Symptoms list
Including Tremors (as a symptom) makes sense, however, the link currently redirects to the Kevin Bacon movie. While this is mildly amusing, underground worms are probably not what we're looking for. Ronabop (talk) 18:45, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
- Well spotted, thanks, I have fixed it now.--Literaturegeek | T@1k? 19:33, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
I am editing this article as part of the WikiProject: Medicine UCSF elective. I first want to revamp the symptoms list. I don't think every symptom needs a re-direct to another wikipedia page, and lists are much more difficult to read. There are certain hallmarks of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and I think those should be highlighted. I wanted to get feedback about this from those of you who have spent time editing this before. UCSF2014 (talk) 18:46, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
- Yes we generally try to write in prose rather than lists. ]
Risk factors for getting AWS
This article simply says "after a prolonged period of excessive drinking". It would be nice to see some scientific evidence of what constitutes excessive or prolonged. XQx (talk) 08:15, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
Binge drinking
The article says:
- People in adolescence who experience multiple withdrawals from binge drinking ...
By definition "binge drinking" is carried out from a period and then stops. How can you withdraw from "binge drinking"?--83.34.80.202 (talk) 10:23, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Contradictory language
"Some withdrawal symptoms can linger for at least a year after discontinuation of alcohol."
What is it? Do they last for at least a year? Can they last for up to a year? Can they last for longer than a year? I suspect it's the latter but as it is the sentence doesn't make any sense. --84.63.186.6 (talk) 20:08, 6 February 2013 (UTC)
Unused refs
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- - MrBill3 (talk) 10:12, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Peer Review
I sent this through email to the student editing this article and I am reposting here.
- So the main thing which I looked at was readability. The intro gave a good overview and I really liked the first section of the signs and symptoms (before progression).
-for the progression section, i'm not sure what it is supposed to communicate that was not said in the previous section (the general signs and symptoms section). I think those two sections can be melded into one, or just take out the progression completely.
- Break up the protracted withdrawal into at least two paragraphs so it's easier to read through.
-The treatment and prognosis sections were easy for me to read.
- A problem I am also having with other medical articles, is that the article is written for someone with some scientific background. I just can't picture the average patient at my county hospital reading this. But as i said i'm also having the same problem and i'm not sure how to deal with it. Eaamed (talk) 17:42, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
Vitamins
Lots of refs to support such as this one [1]
]- I was debating this for a while. This is a problem in patients who abuse alcohol, but I don't actually believe it is part of alcohol withdrawal syndrome ie I believe Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome can occur in patients who aren't undergoing withdrawal. I deleted the section because I didn't think it was part of withdrawal, but I'm not sure if I'm correct in that assumption? UCSF2014 (talk) 06:28, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes the ref above explains the importance. ]
NEJM review
doi:10.1056/NEJMra1407298 JFW | T@lk 11:44, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Refs
Simpson, SA; Wilson, MP; Nordstrom, K (September 2016). "Psychiatric Emergencies for Clinicians: Emergency Department Management of Alcohol Withdrawal". The Journal of emergency medicine. 51 (3): 269–73. ]
- Predicting serious AWS. JAMA RCE article doi:10.1001/jama.2018.10574 JFW | T@lk 14:28, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
Abandoned user draft
Please would an interested editor assess the material that was added in 2012 at
]Usual onset
How can "six hours following the last drink" lead to AWS? Any advanced alcoholic drinks to a state of unconsciousness on a frequent basis, sleeping afterwards way longer than just six hours ... Can anyone solve this mystery? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:9E8:2479:DA00:402B:4648:F30F:E657 (talk) 20:24, 6 October 2022 (UTC)