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| Alcohol - delirium tremens [Go Back to Keywords List Page]  | delirium tremens (DTs)
Delirium tremens (the DTs) is a disorder that occurs in a
small percentage of alcoholics and is caused by the body's
reaction to not having alcohol. It is a serious medical
disorder that includes extreme confusion, agitation,
hallucinations, and other symptoms of severe alcohol
withdrawal. Delirium tremens usually starts 24 to 72 hours
after a chronic alcoholic either stops or severely limits
his or her drinking of alcohol. Delirium tremens is
potentially fatal.
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