You are treating a 61-year-old who is a chronic alcohol abuser. He is complaining of "snakes slithering around his ankles," and
he tells you that he had only two drinks tonight. You notice that he is sweating, trembling, and anxious. Before you can complete your assessment, he begins to have a seizure. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this situation
Answer: The patient is suffering from alcohol withdrawal.
Explanation: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome occurs when a chronic alcohol abuser quite the intake of alcohol, it's usually starts between 2hours to four days after quiting, the effect can be life threatening without medical treatments. Some symptoms of alcohol withdrawal includes; headache, anxiety, over sweeting, hallucinations as well as seizures.
What the 61 year old patient was going through was as a result of him quiting the intake or consumption of alcohol i.e alcohol withdrawal.
