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Severe hypotension and ischemic stroke after disulfiram-ethanol reaction.
Disulfiram (tetraethylthiuram disulfide) has been used for almost 60 years in the treatment of alcohol addiction. It causes aversive behavior due to disulfiram-ethanol reaction (DER). The classical DER includes flush, sweating, tremor, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, moderate decrease in blood pressure and restlessness. Complete recovery is the usual outcome in clinical settings. Life-threatenin...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Naucni casopis urgentne medicine - Halo 194
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2334-6477
DOI: 10.5937/halo1903151b