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  2. Image showing purported effects of alcohol is actually ...

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    The claim: Image shows brain deformed by alcohol consumption. A Nov. 20 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows images of two brains.One is deformed, discolored and labeled "DRINKERS (sic ...

  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 ...

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

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    Other data – including investigated brain-scans of 36,678 UK Biobank participants – suggest that even "light" or "moderate" consumption of alcohol by itself harms the brain, such as by reducing brain grey matter volume. This may imply that alternatives and generally aiming for lowest possible consumption could usually be the advisable approach.

  5. What Happens to Your Brain When You Drink Alcohol (According ...

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    We’ve all seen the headlines: “6 Reasons Why a Little Glass of Wine Each Day May Do You Good,” or “Study Finds Drinking Wine with Meals Was Associated with Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.”

  6. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in people with chronic alcohol use particularly is associated with atrophy/infarction of specific regions of the brain, especially the mammillary bodies. Other regions include the anterior region of the thalamus (accounting for amnesic symptoms), the medial dorsal thalamus, the basal forebrain , the median and dorsal ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. 7 tourists hospitalized after drinking alcohol at luxury Fiji ...

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    The case drew immediate comparisons to an incident in November in Laos in which six tourists — including one American and two Australian teenagers — died after drinking tainted alcohol at a ...

  9. Alcohol-related dementia - Wikipedia

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    Significant alcohol use as defined by a minimum average of 35 standard drinks per week for men (28 for women) for greater than a period of five years. The period of significant alcohol use must occur within three years of the initial onset of dementia. B. The diagnosis of alcohol-related dementia is supported by the presence of any of the ...