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Alcohol and Alcoholism Advance Access originally published online on January 9, 2009
Alcohol and Alcoholism 2009 44(2):183-184; doi:10.1093/alcalc/agn111
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Medical Council on Alcohol. All rights reserved

Alcohol Withdrawal and Prolonged Hospital Stay in a Patient with Neuroimaging Abnormalities: A Case Report

Maneesh Gupta*

Department of Psychiatry, Mater Hospital, Belfast BT14 6AB, UK

* Corresponding author: Department of Psychiatry, Mater Hospital, Belfast BT14 6AB, UK. Tel: +44-2890802402; Fax: +44-2890802417; E-mail: maneesh_psych{at}yahoo.com

Received 21 September 2008; first review notified 4 October 2008; in revised form 10 December 2008; accepted 11 December 2008; advance access publication 9 January 2009


  Abstract

A hospital stay of 30 days was required in a 47-year-old woman with alcohol withdrawal. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings revealed a focal brain stem lesion and multiple focal supracortical abnormalities. Could asymptomatic neuroimaging abnormalities predict risk of complicated alcohol withdrawal? Future clinical observations and longitudinal studies may wish to address this potential risk factor.


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