Background The acute consumption of excessive quantities of alcohol causes well‐
recognized neurophysiological and cognitive alterations. As people reach advanced age …

The fact that the use and abuse of alcohol damages brain tissue, and therefore its functions,
has been known for a long time at both clinical and research levels (Bates, Bowden & Barry …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD), a term that comprises both alcohol abuse and alcohol
dependence, is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder. Over 50% of treated AUD patients …

In order to examine whether long term alcoholism leads to global intellectual decline (GID)
or rather distinct patterns of cognitive impairment, 105 chronic alcoholics were tested with …

Chronic use of alcohol results in progressive changes to brain and behavior that often lead
to the development of alcohol dependence and alcoholism. Although the mechanisms …

INTRODUCTION: Increasing knowledge of the anatomical structures and cellular processes
underlying psychiatric disorders may help bridge the gap between clinical signs and basic …

Aims Neurocognitive deficits in chronic alcoholic men are well documented. Impairments
include memory, visual–spatial processing, problem solving and executive function. The …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) commonly is associated with compromise in neurobiological
and/or neurobehavioral processes. The severity of this compromise varies across …

Approximately 10% of detoxified treated sober alcoholics have a diagnosable organic brain
disorder such as alcoholic dementia or Korsakoff's syndrome. This group of patients …

The cognitive repercussions of alcohol dependence are well documented. However, the
literature remains somewhat ambiguous with respect to which distinct cognitive functions are …