Delirium tremens is caused by?: (A) Chronic alcoholism, (B) Alcohol withdrawal, (C) Cocaine abuse, (D) Cocaine withdrawal
Answer is B. ANSWER: (B) Alcohol withdrawalREF: Kaplan & Sadocks Synopsis of Psychiatry 9th edition page 396-413ALCOHOL INDUCED CONDITIONSAlcohol withdrawal syndromeChronic use syndromes* Hangover (most common)* Alcoholic Hallucinosis* Alcoholic seizures (Rum fits)* Delirium Tremens* Wernicke's Encephalopathy* Korsakoff's Psychosis* Marchiafava Bignami disease