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delirium tremens: References & Edit History

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alcohol withdrawal syndrome
- In alcohol consumption: Effects on behaviour
- In alcoholism: Acute diseases
delirium
- In delirium

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Healthline - Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 30, 2024
	Add new Web site: Medscape - Delirium Tremens (DTs).	Grace Young	Jul 26, 2024
	Add new Web site: Mount Sinai - Delirium tremens.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 22, 2024
	Add new Web site: Healthline - Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium.	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 12, 2023
	Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Delirium Tremens.	Emily Rodriguez	Jul 21, 2023
	Add new Web site: Patient - Acute Alcohol Withdrawal and Delirium Tremens.	Gloria Lotha	May 26, 2023
	Corrected display issue.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 20, 2023
	Add new Web site: WebMD - Delirium Tremens.	Aakanksha Gaur	Apr 19, 2021
	Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Delirium Tremens: When Does Alcohol Cause DTs?	Gloria Lotha	Jan 15, 2020
	Add new Web site: HealthCentral.com - Delirium Tremens.	Yamini Chauhan	Jan 22, 2014
	Add new Web site: Medscape - Delirium Tremens.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	Add new Web site: HealthCentral - Delirium Tremens.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	Add new Web site: Drexel University College of Medicine - Delirium Tremens.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	Add new Web site: UCLA Health - Delirium Tremens.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	Add new Web site: NYU Langone Medical Center - Department of Medicine - Delirium Tremens.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Delirium Tremens: Assessment and Management.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	Add new Web site: University of Maryland Medical Center - Delirium Tremens.	Surabhi Sinha	Jun 10, 2013
	New article added.	Kara Rogers	Feb 25, 2009