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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. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   The normal life expectancy for 60 to 70 years old is 23 to 15 years; for 90 years old it is 4.5 years. [217] Following AD diagnosis it ranges from 7 to 10 years for those in their 60s and early 70s (a loss of 13 to 8 years), to only about 3 years or less (a loss of 1.5 years) for those in their 90s.

5. Experts list 2 new modifiable risk factors for dementia ... - AOL

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   In lower-income countries, longer life expectancy is causing a surge in dementia, and the economic impact of dementia around the world is estimated to be more than $1 trillion a year.

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. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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   Binge drinking, or heavy episodic drinking, can lead to damage in the limbic system that occurs after a relatively short period of time. This brain damage increases the risk of alcohol-related dementia, and abnormalities in mood and cognitive abilities. Binge drinkers also have an increased risk of developing chronic alcoholism.