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Alcoholic polyneuropathy is caused primarily by chronic alcoholism; however, vitamin deficiencies are also known to contribute to its development. This disease typically occurs in chronic alcoholics who have some sort of nutritional deficiency. Treatment may involve nutritional supplementation, pain management, and abstaining from alcohol.
Auto-brewery syndrome. Auto-brewery syndrome (ABS) (also known as gut fermentation syndrome, endogenous ethanol fermentation or drunkenness disease) is a condition characterized by the fermentation of ingested carbohydrates in the gastrointestinal tract of the body caused by bacteria or fungi. [1] ABS is a rare medical condition in which ...
Pain disorder. Pain disorder is chronic pain experienced by a patient in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress. The pain is often so severe that it disables the patient from proper functioning. Duration may be as short as a few days or as long as many years. The disorder may begin at any age, and occurs more ...
Delirium tremens (DTs; lit.'mental disturbance with shaking') is a rapid onset of confusion usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol. [ 2 ] When it occurs, it is often three days into the withdrawal symptoms and lasts for two to three days. [ 2 ] Physical effects may include shaking, shivering, irregular heart rate, and sweating. [ 1 ]
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (AKS [clarification needed]). Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory.
Complex regional pain syndrome is uncommon, and its cause is not clearly understood. CRPS typically develops after an injury, surgery, heart attack, or stroke. [ 8 ][ 12 ] Investigators estimate that 2–5% of those with peripheral nerve injury, [ 13 ] and 13–70% of those with hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body) [ 14 ] will develop ...
The brain is a major target for the actions of alcohol, and heavy alcohol consumption has long been associated with brain damage. Studies clearly indicate that alcohol is neurotoxic, with direct effects on nerve cells. Chronic alcohol abusers are at additional risk for brain injury from related causes, such as poor nutrition, liver disease, and ...
There are reliable tests for the actual use of alcohol, one common test being that of blood alcohol content (BAC). [132] These tests do not differentiate people with alcohol use disorders from people without; however, long-term heavy drinking does have a few recognizable effects on the body, including: [133] Macrocytosis (enlarged MCV) Elevated GGT