The characteristics of dementia relating to excessive alcohol use have received increased
research interest in recent times. In this paper, the neuropathology, nosology, epidemiology …

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 …

Cognitive control refers to the internal representation, maintenance, and updating of context
information in the service of exerting control over thoughts and behavior. Deficits in cognitive …

Background: Altered impulse control has been implicated in the shaping of habitual alcohol
use and eventual alcohol dependence. We sought to identify the neural correlates of altered …

Background: Promising models for cognitive rehabilitation in alcohol treatment rest on a
more nuanced understanding of the associated impairments in the multifaceted domains of …

Classically, disorders associated with 'alcohol-related brain damage'(ARBD) occur as a
result of chronic excessive alcohol misuse and confer significant physical and psychological …

The purpose of the present review is to describe the neuropsychological correlates of long-
term substance abuse and to discuss the findings within the context of premorbid …

Although a substance use disorder (SUD) is traditionally associated with psycho–bio-social
impairments, recent investigations among persons with schizophrenia (Sz) generated …

Rationale Treatment of the most widely abused drugs, nicotine and alcohol, is hampered by
high rates of relapse. Varenicline tartrate, an α4β2 nicotinic receptor partial agonist, is …

Aims In the last years, refined magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) methods
have become available to study microstructural alterations in the human brain. We …