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2. Impact of alcohol on aging - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol is a potent neurotoxin. [5] The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has found, "Alcoholism may accelerate normal aging or cause premature aging of the brain." [6] Another report by the same agency found, "Chronic alcohol consumption, as well as chronic glucocorticoid exposure, can result in premature and/or exaggerated ...

3. Hypersomnia - Wikipedia

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   Hypersomnolence. Specialty. Psychiatry, neurology, sleep medicine. Hypersomnia is a neurological disorder of excessive time spent sleeping or excessive sleepiness. It can have many possible causes (such as seasonal affective disorder) and can cause distress and problems with functioning. [1]

4. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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   The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...

5. 5 common alcohol myths debunked: Experts unpack the truth ...

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   Koob says research suggests that earlier alcohol use is associated with a higher likelihood of developing alcohol use disorder, even when the alcohol is provided by an adult at home; and kids ...

6. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol abuse affects neurons in the frontal cortex that typically have a large soma, or cell body. This type of neuron is more susceptible to Alzheimer's disease and normal aging. Research is still being conducted to determine whether there is a direct link between excessive alcohol consumption and Alzheimer's disease. [8]

7. Alcohol-related dementia - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol-related dementia can produce a variety of psychiatric problems including psychosis (disconnection from reality), depression, anxiety, and personality changes. Patients with alcoholic dementia often develop apathy, related to frontal lobe damage, that may mimic depression. [3] People with an alcohol use disorder are more likely to become ...

8. What Medications Can You Take for Narcolepsy?

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   Treatment for narcolepsy typically includes medications such as stimulants, dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (DNRIs), histamine-3 (H3) receptor antagonists/inverse agonists, and ...

9. Alcoholic hallucinosis - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholic hallucinosis is a complication of alcohol misuse in people with alcohol use disorder. [1][2] It can occur during acute intoxication or withdrawal with the potential of having delirium tremens. Alcohol hallucinosis is a rather uncommon alcohol-induced psychotic disorder almost exclusively seen in chronic alcoholics who have many ...