Alcohol withdrawal seizures can strike 24 to 48 hours after the last drink, turning wilderness settings into life-threatening traps for heavy drinkers.

Joanna Ruth Shields, 37, died of probable alcohol withdrawal seizures near Sykes Hot Springs in Big Sur, Monterey County investigators confirmed.

Officials have released a cause of death for Joanna Shields, who was found near Big Sur hot springs, and explained the ...

Deciding to stop drinking is often the easy part. Getting through the first days without it is where most people underes ...

A deceased woman discovered near Sykes Hot Springs at Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest in April has been ruled to have died from natural causes, according to the… The post Woman Found ...

California deputies say a hiker's death in Big Sur that sparked a monthslong mystery was caused by alcohol withdrawal seizures, ruling it natural.

Authorities have determined the cause of death for Joanna Ruth Shields, the 37-year-old California hiker found dead near ...

Alcohol consumption can provoke seizures both in individuals with established epilepsy and in those without a prior history of the disorder. Acute intoxication depresses central nervous system ...

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialized team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...

I was very confused and scared. I was 19 years old and never had a seizure before. I didn’t even know what epilepsy was and so my parents and I went and saw a neurologist. The first thing he asked us ...

In rare and severe cases of alcohol withdrawal, one NHS trust is prescribing alcohol to treat patients. A specialised team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust prescribes carefully ...