Alcoholic epilepsy: Review of a series and proposed classification and etiopathogenesis
- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in The Italian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 4 (3), 275-284
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02043479
Abstract
A review of the convulsive seizures of 153 alcoholics is followed by a proposed classification with the aim of defining more precisely the pattern of so-called alcoholic epilepsy and distinguishing it from the other alcohol-related seizures (due to sudden changes in alcohol intake: convulsive inebriation or alcohol withdrawal seizures) and seizures in which alcohol is only one of the pathogenetic factors. Particular attention is devoted to an analysis and comparison of alcohol withdrawal seizures and alcoholic epilepsy, which are a source of nosological confusion. The results of oral glucose tolerance tests suggest an etiopathogenesis for alcoholic epilepsy based on the carbohydrate metabolism. Si sono considerate le crisi convulsive di 153 alcoolisti e si è cercato di definire con più precisione il quadro della cosiddetta Epilessia Alcoolica, distinguendola dalle altre crisi correlate con l'abuso di sostanze alcooliche (crisi legate a manifestazioni brusche della quantità di alcool assunto: ebbrezza convulsivante o crisi da sospensione alcoolica) e le crisi in cui l'alcool è uno dei fattori patogenetici. Si sono analizzate e raffrontate in particolare le crisi da sospensione di alcool e l'epilessia alcoolica che sono fonte di confusione nosologica. Si è altresì prospettata in base ai risultati ottenuti con le curve da carico orale di glucosio una ipotesi etiopatogenetica per le epilessie alcooliche incentrata sul metabolismo glucidico.Keywords
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