Alcohol-related cognitive impairment: current trends and future perspectives. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hayes, Victoria; Demirkol, Apo; Ridley, Nicole; Withall, Adrienne; Draper, Brian
• Is Part Of: Neurodegenerative disease management. Volume 6:Number 6(2016)
• Page Start: 509
• Page End: 523
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: alcohol -- alcohol-related brain damage -- Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome; Nervous system -- Degeneration -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.2217/nmt-2016-0030
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1758-2024

Abstract

Excessive alcohol use is associated with a wide range of physical, psychological and social consequences, and is responsible for a significant proportion of the burden of disease globally. An area which has received increasing interest is alcohol-related brain damage, not just because of the cost to the individual and society through resource utilization, but also because of the potential for prevention and reversibility. This paper aims to review the current literature on this subject and seeks to explore issues around diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related brain damage.