Dehydratation und Alkoholwirkung als kombinierte Ursachen eines akuten Delirs = Dehydration and the effect of alcohol as a combined cause of acute delirium
We report a 37-year-old man who attracted attention on a hot summer’s day by experiencing acute delirium. Back-extrapolation of his blood alcohol concentration from the time of sampling to the time of the incidence of a maximum of 1.11 permille could not explain his psychopathological appearance. Ot...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | German English |
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6 June 2016
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Rechtsmedizin
Year: 2016, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Pages: 436-439 |
| ISSN: | 1434-5196 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00194-016-0101-6 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00194-016-0101-6 Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00194-016-0101-6 
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| Author Notes: | A. Dettling, G. Skopp, H.-T. Haffner |
| Summary: | We report a 37-year-old man who attracted attention on a hot summer’s day by experiencing acute delirium. Back-extrapolation of his blood alcohol concentration from the time of sampling to the time of the incidence of a maximum of 1.11 permille could not explain his psychopathological appearance. Other commonly abused drugs were ruled out. The psychiatric history and clinical findings were normal. His condition rapidly returned to normal after he had been taken to a cool environment and had ingested 2 L of fluid. Recovery conditions support the conclusion of dehydration as the cause of the delirium, probably associated with a mild to moderate influence of alcohol. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 29.11.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1434-5196 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00194-016-0101-6 |