A CASE OF SUBACUTE NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC ALCOHOL INTOXICATION

Abstract

The article tells about a clinical case of subacute flaccid tetraparesis with peripheral polyneuropathy against a background of dipsomania in a patient who abused alcohol. The pathogenetic mechanisms of subacute development of neuromuscular disorders, differential diagnosis and the treatment approach for patients with alcoholic polyneuropathy and myopathy are discussed.

Keywords

• chronic alcohol intoxication
• drunkenness
• alcoholic polyneuropathy
• alcoholic myopathy