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According to one large epidemiological study, five-year survival after diagnosis of alcohol-related dementia was 53.4% for men and 63.4% for women, and the 10‐year survival was 29.5% for men and 38.3% for women. Note that the terms for sex or gender from the cited study are used.)
Over time, excessive alcohol use can cause dementia-like symptoms. But these effects can be slowed — and sometimes reversed — if you stop drinking. “Alcoholic dementia” is an older term ...
Quality of life and life expectancy vary significantly from person to person. Talk to a doctor to address your symptoms and learn how you can manage and, in some cases, even reverse signs of your illness.
Life expectancy may remain normal if the person does not drink alcohol. According to the Merck Manuals, about 10%–20% of people with untreated Wernicke encephalopathy will not survive. However, with treatment, the prognosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is far superior when compared to that of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia ...
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome affects more men than women, usually between ages 30 and 70 years. Most alcohol-related cases of WKS involve men and those over age 40. Women and people who are younger are more likely to develop the syndrome due to other causes (aside from alcohol).
Available data suggest that about 25 percent of those who develop Korsakoff syndrome eventually recover, about half improve but don’t recover completely, and about 25 percent remain unchanged. Some research suggests that those who recover from an episode may have a normal life expectancy if they abstain from alcohol. Treatment
If a person has alcohol-related ‘dementia’ they will struggle with day-to-day tasks. This is because of the damage to their brain, caused by regularly drinking too much alcohol over many years. The person may have memory loss and difficulty thinking things through.