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Review
. 2017:145:175-180.
doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802395-2.00013-4.

Alcohol-related diseases

Serge Weis  1 , Andreas Büttner  2
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Review

Alcohol-related diseases

Serge Weis et al. Handb Clin Neurol. 2017.

Abstract

Alcohol abuse and dependence are serious medical and economic problems in Western countries. Brain changes encountered in alcoholism are manifold and encompass brain atrophy, selective neuronal loss, astroglial, and microglial changes. Alcohol-related disorders are complex multifactorial disorders where the interaction of multiple genes and environment plays an important role in the pathogenesis.

Keywords: Wernicke–Korsakoff encephalitis; alcohol; central pontine myelinolysis.

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