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-related cognitive impairments are largely underestimated in clinical practice, even
though they could limit the benefit of alcohol treatment and hamper the patient's ability to …

El estudio de los déficit neuropsicológicos en los sujetos alcohólicos ha cobrado una
especial relevancia en las últimas décadas. Esto se debe fundamentalmente a sus …

Aims To analyse present day knowledge of the nature and reversibility of the
neuropsychological deficits associated with alcohol dependence. Special attention will be …

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 …

Objective Despite several studies that have highlighted the harmful effects of alcohol
consumption on cognitive functions it remains unclear whether certain brain areas are more …

Chronic and excessive alcohol consumption can cause widespread structural and functional
brain damage. However, this damage is not diffuse and predominantly affects specific …

Alcoholism is a chronic relapsing disorder that can include extended periods of abstinence
followed by relapse to heavy drinking. Decades of evidence have clearly shown that long …

Results The prolonged and excessive use of alcohol may lead to structural and functional
brain damage, leading to ARD. The cognitive deficits are most frequently observed in …

Alcohol is a psychoactive substance consumed worldwide and directly responsible or at
least contributing to the development of diseases such as alcohol use disorder (AUD) …