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Excessive drinking over a period of years may lead to Alcohol Dementia which affects memory, learning and other functions ... Excessive drinking over a period of years may lead to a condition known as Alcohol Dementia, which can cause problems with memory, learning and other cognitive skills.
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alcoholism.about.com/cs/dementia/a/aa990714.htm
alcoholism.about.com/cs/dementia/a/aa990714.htm
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Alcohol Dementia; Chronic excessive drinking can lead to Alcohol Dementia which affects memory, learning and other functions. ... Alcohol Dementia; Excessive drinking over a period of years may lead to problems which affect memory, learning and other functions.
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alcoholism.about.com/od/dementia/Alcohol_Dementia.htm
alcoholism.about.com/od/dementia/Alcohol_Dementia.htm
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Alcohol dementia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alcohol dementia , which is sometimes associated with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, is a form of dementia caused by long-term or excessive drinking resulting in neurological damage and memory loss. Ot...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_dementia
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Neurologic disorders Headaches, blackouts, peripheral neuropathy Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, seizures, Wernicke's encephalopathy, dementia, cerebral atrophy, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive deficits, impaired motor functioning...
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www.aafp.org/afp/990115ap/361.html
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Below you will find a listing of informational documents I hope will be useful if your loved one has Alcohol Dementia. I know there is not much in here now, but it will be growing steadily!
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www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/odem/al-d.html
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The Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome; (Alcohol-Related Dementia ... Moreover, WKS appears to be only one distinct disease that causes alcohol-related dementia. Based on clinical research studies, between 22% to 29% of individuals with dementia were found to be heavy drinkers or alcoholics and 9% to 23% of elderly alcoholics...
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www.zarcrom.com/users/alzheimers/odem/al7.html
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He was treated with donepezil for alcohol-related dementia, and 3 months later, his cognitive function had improved. More research is needed to confirm donepezil's role in treating alcohol-related dementia.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15040658
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[Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 1998;13:203-212] have proposed and recently validated specific criteria for probable alcohol-related dementia (ARD). We were interested in comparing the neuropsychological profile of ARD patients with the neurocognitive profiles of typical cortical and subcortical dementia patients.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16166775
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Alcohol-induced dementia is the third or fourth most common type of intellectual loss in older persons. Alcoholic dementia is produced by long term heavy drinking that directly damages brain cells or causes health problems that produce brain damage.
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www.alzbrain.org/pdf/handouts/6001.ALCOHOL%20INDUCED%20...
www.alzbrain.org/pdf/handouts/6001.ALCOHOL%20INDUCED%20DEMENTIA.pdf
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