Earnest M P
Department of Neurology, Denver General Hospital, Colorado.
Neurol Clin. 1993 Aug;11(3):563-75.
Alcohol-related seizures have been recognized since the time of Hippocrates. Most such seizures are related to acute abstinence from chronic, high doses of alcohol use. Increasing use of illicit drugs, especially cocaine, has dramatically increased the incidence of acute drug-toxicity-related seizures. In cases of alcohol- or drug-related seizures, occult structural and infectious causes must be ruled out. Treatment usually focuses on management of the alcohol or drug abuse. Rarely are anticonvulsants indicated.
自希波克拉底时代起，与酒精相关的癫痫发作就已被人们认识。大多数此类癫痫发作与长期大量饮酒后突然戒酒有关。非法药物，尤其是可卡因的使用增加，显著提高了急性药物毒性相关癫痫发作的发生率。在酒精或药物相关癫痫发作的病例中，必须排除隐匿的结构性和感染性病因。治疗通常侧重于对酒精或药物滥用的管理。很少需要使用抗惊厥药物。
