The Pathology of Alcohol‐Related Brain Damage: An Overview
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Drug and Alcohol Review
- Vol. 7 (1) , 51-55
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09595238880000121
Abstract
The neurological and neuropathological effects of alcohol abuse are reviewed. They include acute intoxication, withdrawal syndromes, trauma, cerebro‐vascular events, liver disease effects, secondary malnutrition effects, chronic toxicity, miscellaneous associated disorders and the foetal alcohol syndrome.Keywords
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