Category Archives: alcohol dementia
Vitamin B1
Background Thiamine (Vitamin B1) What is Thiamine (Vitamin B1): Thiamine (also spelled “thiamin”) is a water-soluble B-complex vitamin, previously known as vitamin B1 or aneurine. Thiamine was isolated and characterized in the 1920s and thus was one of the first organic compounds to be recognized as a vitamin. Why does the body need …
Dual alcohol dementia
Most presentations of alcohol dementia are somewhere along the spectrum between a ‘global dementia’ and ‘Korsakoff’s Psychosis. In such cases, symptoms may include symptoms of both the global dementia and of the Korsakoff’s Psychosis: . Some may develop memory problems, language impairment, and an inability to perform complex motor tasks, like dressing. . Some may …
Frontal lobes damage
Some people who suffer from alcohol dementia present with damage to the frontal lobes of their brain. Frontal of those damaged lobes cause: . Disinhibition, loss of planning and executive functions, and a disregard for the consequences of their behavior. Other types of alcohol-related dementia such as Korsakoff’s Syndrome (see “Wet Brain” below) cause: . …
Alcohol Dementia 
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