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Alcohol Withdrawal Definition
Common names:
  • Acute Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Acute Withdrawal from Alcohol
  • Alcohol Abstinence Syndrome
  • Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Alcoholic Convulsion
  • Alcoholic Delirium
  • Alcoholic Hallucinations
  • Alcoholic Seizure
  • Alcoholic Shakes
  • Alcoholic Tremors
  • Delirium Tremens
  • Ethanol Withdrawal
  • Hallucinations due to Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Seizures due to Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Tremors due to Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Withdrawal from Alcohol
A person with alcohol withdrawal has suddenly stopped drinking alcohol after drinking regularly for a prolonged time. Alcohol withdrawal occurs within 12 to 72 hours after drinking has stopped, and symptoms can last for 2 to 10 days.

Delirium tremens is the most serious form of alcohol withdrawal, which occurs in 5 percent of those who have symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.

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Last Updated: Dec 19, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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