A challenging case of lumbar vertebral burst fracture with alcohol withdrawal delirium: A case report.
Keisuke KoizumiMasashi UeharaHiroki ObaShota IkegamiTakayuki KamanakaTerue HatakenakaYoshinari MiyaokaTakuma FukuzawaKoji HayashiJun TakahashiPublished in: Medicine (2023)
We encountered a patient with severe delirium tremens developing several days after thoraco-lumbar fusion surgery. Prompt internal fixation successfully treated the spinal injury and prevented neurological damage. It may also be necessary to consider treatment strategies for patients with a background of heavy alcohol consumption in consideration of delirium tremens and other symptoms of alcohol withdrawal.
Keyphrases
- alcohol consumption
- minimally invasive
- hip fracture
- cardiac surgery
- spinal cord
- oxidative stress
- acute kidney injury
- case report
- coronary artery bypass
- high frequency
- bone mineral density
- atrial fibrillation
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- coronary artery disease
- sleep quality
- blood brain barrier
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- postmenopausal women
- brain injury