作者
Ludivine Ritz, Alice Laniepce, Nicolas Cabé, Coralie Lannuzel, Céline Boudehent, Laurent Urso, Shailendra Segobin, François Vabret, Hélène Beaunieux, Anne‐lise Pitel
发表日期
2021/3
期刊
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
卷号
45
期号
3
页码范围
587-595
简介
Background
The aim of the present study was to determine whether the Brief Evaluation of Alcohol‐Related Neuropsychological Impairments (BEARNI), a screening tool developed to identify neuropsychological deficits in alcohol use disorder (AUD) patients, can also be used for the early identification of AUD patients at risk of developing Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS).
Methods
Eighteen KS patients, 47 AUD patients and 27 healthy controls underwent BEARNI testing (including 5 subtests targeting episodic memory, working memory, executive function, visuospatial abilities, and ataxia) and a comprehensive neuropsychological examination.
Results
Performance of AUD and KS patients on BEARNI subtests was consistent with the results on the standardized neuropsychological assessment. On BEARNI, ataxia and working memory deficits observed in AUD were as severe as those exhibited by KS patients, whereas …
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