The Severity of Alcoholism and its Relation to Intellectual Impairment and Cerebral Atrophy

Summary The seventy of alcoholism has been evaluated in a group of chronic alcoholics by means of a modified Missouri Alcohol Seventy Scale and an alcohol exposure index. No correlation could be established between severity scores and intellectual impairment or cerebral atrophy.

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Published in:British Journal of Addiction 1986-02, Vol.81 (1), p.77-80
Main Authors: MELGAARD, B., DANIELSEN, U. T., SØRENSEN, H., AHLGREN, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism - diagnosis
Atrophy
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebral Cortex - pathology
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Summary The seventy of alcoholism has been evaluated in a group of chronic alcoholics by means of a modified Missouri Alcohol Seventy Scale and an alcohol exposure index. No correlation could be established between severity scores and intellectual impairment or cerebral atrophy.
ISSN:0952-0481
0965-2140
2056-5178
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1986.tb00297.x