What exactly is pathological drunkenness?

In this era of advanced technology, cars have become an indispensable means of transportation for every family. Relatively speaking, driving a car is also very dangerous, so the state stipulates that driving after drinking is prohibited. Everyone knows that there is a type of person who gets drunk after drinking a little bit of alcohol, which makes people mistakenly think that they are driving under the influence. This has caused a lot of controversy. This is pathological drunkenness. So what exactly is pathological drunkenness? Let's take a look today.

Pathological intoxication is characterized by disproportionate and extreme excitement after drinking a small amount of alcohol, with aggressive and violent features, and often victimization. It can last for several hours and end with sleep. There is usually complete amnesia for the episode.

Pathological drunkenness is extremely rare and may be related to the patient's individual constitution or existing brain damage such as sequelae of trauma, epilepsy, cerebral arteriosclerosis, etc., which causes the brain to be unable to tolerate alcohol.

Pathological drunkenness, also known as idiopathic alcoholism, refers to the obvious behavioral and psychological changes caused by drinking an amount that is not enough to make the average person drunk. During drinking or shortly thereafter, agitation, impulse, rage, and aggressive or destructive behavior suddenly occur, which may result in self-harm or injury to others. There is a disorder of consciousness during the attack, and illusions, hallucinations, and fragmentary delusions may also occur. The attack does not last long, at most a few hours; it often ends with a deep sleep. After waking up, there is no recollection of the attack process. The diagnosis of pathological drunkenness must meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol poisoning, but the patient drinks much less than ordinary drunkenness. The treatment of pathological drunkenness is the same as that of alcohol poisoning. The patient can be restrained to prevent injury to others and self-harm. The patient should absolutely abstain from alcohol in the future.

Need to be differentiated from the following symptoms:

Physiological drunkenness: Physiological drunkenness is subject to criminal liability because physiological drunkenness is controllable. It is caused by drinking a large amount of alcohol or beverages at one time, which causes an acute state of central nervous system excitement or inhibition.

Complex drunkenness: usually occurs on the basis of organic brain damage or severe brain dysfunction. Due to decreased tolerance to alcohol, acute alcohol poisoning reaction occurs. The amount of alcohol consumed is generally not large, but the consciousness disorder is obvious, the course of the disease is short, and the onset of the disease is often forgotten. Complex drunkenness is an intermediate state between simple drunkenness and pathological drunkenness. Compared with simple drunkenness, it is "abnormal in quantity". The whole process of complex drunkenness is more intense than simple drunkenness. Most patients have a history of drinking or a history of simple drunkenness. Generally, they have a history of organic brain diseases or physical diseases that affect alcohol metabolism, such as epilepsy, cerebrovascular disease, cranial trauma, encephalitis and liver disease.

Simple drunkenness: also known as ordinary drunkenness, is an acute poisoning caused by drinking a large amount of alcohol at one time. The severity of clinical symptoms is related to the patient's blood alcohol content and the rate of alcohol metabolism.

The treatment of pathological drunkenness is the same as that of alcohol poisoning. The patient can be restrained to prevent him from hurting others or himself. The patient should absolutely abstain from alcohol in the future.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of pathological drunkenness. However, it is possible to alleviate such symptoms. As long as you arrange a reasonable diet, adjust the nutrient intake, eat more vegetables and fruits, and make sure that the meals are rich in vegetables and vegetables, such diet therapy will help prevent this disease.