Delirium Tremens

• Delirium Tremens (DTs) is a term used to describe a violent shivering accompanied by hallucinations, produced by withdrawal from alcohol.
• It is a condition that can last for three days.

Name

• The name Delirium Tremens was first used in 1813.
• Delirium is from the Latin meaning ‘to go off the furrow’, a term used in ploughing, and Tremens means ‘to shake’.

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