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2. 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 ...

3. Impact of alcohol on aging - Wikipedia

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   The effects of alcohol use disorder on the aging process include hypertension, cardiac dysrhythmia, cancers, gastrointestinal disorders, neurocognitive deficits, bone loss, and emotional disturbances especially depression. [ 2] On the other hand, research also shows that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may protect healthy adults from ...

4. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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   One of the organs most sensitive to the toxic effects of chronic alcohol consumption is the brain. In the United States approximately 20% of admissions to mental health facilities are related to alcohol-related cognitive impairment, most notably alcohol-related dementia. Chronic excessive alcohol intake is also associated with serious cognitive ...

5. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Alzheimer's disease ( AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, [ 2] and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [ 2][ 15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [ 1] As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation ...

6. Korsakoff syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Korsakoff syndrome ( KS) [ 1] is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by amnesia, deficits in explicit memory, and confabulation. This neurological disorder is caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B 1) in the brain, and it is typically associated with and exacerbated by the prolonged, excessive ingestion of alcohol. [ 2]

7. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   2.4 million (2016) [ 9] Dementia is a syndrome associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, characterized by a general decline in cognitive abilities that affects a person's ability to perform everyday activities. This typically involves problems with memory, thinking, behavior, and motor control. [ 10]