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2. 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 ...

3. Morton's neuroma - Wikipedia

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   According to a 2021 review, it is most effective in neuromas smaller than 6.3 millimetres (0.25 in). [16] Sclerosing alcohol injections are an increasingly available treatment alternative if other management approaches fail. Dilute alcohol (4%) is injected directly into the area of the neuroma, causing toxicity to the fibrous nerve tissue.

4. Alcoholic polyneuropathy - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholic polyneuropathy is a neurological disorder in which peripheral nerves throughout the body malfunction simultaneously.It is defined by axonal degeneration in neurons of both the sensory and motor systems and initially occurs at the distal ends of the longest axons in the body.

5. What alcohol does to your brain and body, according to the ...

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   About 15-30 minutes after a drink, alcohol seeping into the brain begins to change how we feel. Inside the brain, alcohol binds to several different receptors, calming down the sympathetic nervous ...

6. Sclerotherapy - Wikipedia

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   Unlike a laser, the sclerosing solution additionally closes the reticular veins also known as feeder veins under the skin that are causing the spider veins to form, thereby making a recurrence of the spider veins in the treated area less likely. Multiple injections of dilute sclerosant are injected into the abnormal surface veins of the ...

7. Alcohol-related dementia - Wikipedia

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   Korsakoff's syndrome and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome are particular forms of alcohol related brain injury which may be related to alcohol related dementia. [18] Many experts use the terms alcohol (or alcoholic) dementia to describe a specific form of ARD, characterized by impaired executive function (planning, thinking, and judgment). [5]

8. Pharmacological torture - Wikipedia

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   In Brazil, pharmacological torture involved the injection of alcohol into the tongue in the 1940s, the injection of ether into the scrotum in the 1960s, and drugs were used to cause strong contractions in the 1970s. Also, muscle relaxants were used to minimize muscular rigidity and bone fractures caused by electric shock in the 1970s. [4] [2]

9. Neurolysis - Wikipedia

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   Among possible clinical complications are infection at the injection site, inflammation and pain at the injection or catheter site, bleeding or bruising from injury of small blood vessels, nerve injury, allergic reaction from a local anesthetic or neurolytic medication, or tinnitus and flushing from an agent like phenol.