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2. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms can include a craving for alcohol, inability to feel pleasure from normally pleasurable things (known as anhedonia), clouding of sensorium, disorientation, nausea and vomiting or headache. [17] Insomnia is a common protracted withdrawal symptom that persists after the acute withdrawal phase of alcohol.

3. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol-related brain damage[1][2] alters both the structure and function of the brain as a result of the direct neurotoxic effects of alcohol intoxication or acute alcohol withdrawal. Increased alcohol intake is associated with damage to brain regions including the frontal lobe, [3] limbic system, and cerebellum, [4] with widespread cerebral ...

4. It's hard to stop at 1 drink. Here's why — and how to cut ...

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   One of the main reasons: Alcohol has a direct effect on various pathways in the brain. “Alcohol triggers the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that makes you feel good,” Heather ...

5. Dementia risk rises with any amount of alcohol use, new study ...

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   While cutting down or stopping alcohol ... and socioeconomic factors likely have more substantial, cumulative effects on dementia risk than alcohol,” said Toy. ... and traumatic brain injuries ...

6. Long-term impact of alcohol on the brain - Wikipedia

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   Long-term, stable consequences of chronic hazardous alcohol use are thought to be due to stable alterations of gene expression resulting from epigenetic changes within particular regions of the brain. [26][27][28] For example, in rats exposed to alcohol for up to 5 days, there was an increase in histone 3 lysine 9 acetylation in the ...

7. 6 ways your brain and body benefit when you stop drinking alcohol

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   “(Alcohol) is going in and obliterating the brain cells,” Nicola says. This kind of deterioration is responsible for disease like Alzheimer's, which we can lower the risk for when we cut down ...

8. Effects of alcohol on memory - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol acts as a general central nervous system depressant, but it also affects some specific areas of the brain to a greater extent than others. Memory impairment caused by alcohol has been linked to the disruption of hippocampal function—particularly affecting gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) neurotransmission which negatively impacts long-term potentiation ...

9. Kindling (sedative–hypnotic withdrawal) - Wikipedia

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   Kindling due to substance withdrawal is the neurological condition which results from repeated withdrawal episodes from sedative–hypnotic drugs such as alcohol and benzodiazepines. Each withdrawal leads to more severe withdrawal symptoms than in previous episodes. Individuals who have had more withdrawal episodes are at an increased risk of ...