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KMID : 0377819940140020164
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Diagnosis and Treatment
1994 Volume.14 No. 2 p.164 ~ p.167
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DEMENTIA ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOLISM
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Abstract
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lcoholism is the third cause of dementia. Alcoholic dementia is defined by dementia following prolonged, heavy ingestion of alcohol and persisting at least 3 weeks after cessation of alcohol ingestion. And it is diagnosed by the exclusion of all causes of dementia other than pro-longed heavy use of alcohol.
About 10 percent of alcoholics show evidence of dementia, and the incidence increases with age. Milder degrees of cognitive decline, detect-able by neuropsychological testing, are even more common. It is differentiated from Alzheimer´s disease or senile dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, chronic subdural hematoma, and hepatic encephalopathy. The prognosis of alcoholic dementia is obviously better than that of senile dementia and improvement depends on the maintenance of abstinence.
We experienced a male dementic patient due to chronic alcoholism and report this case with a brief review of literature.
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