Brain Damage From Chronic Alcoholism: The Diagnosis of Intermediate Stage of Alcoholic Brain Disease

Bennett, Ana E.; Mowery, G. Lawrence; Fort, Joel T.

doi:10.1176/ajp.116.8.705

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“…Long-term excessive use of alcohol is associated with damage t o cortical and subcortical areas of the brain. This has been documented at autopsy (Courville, 1966;Tumarkin, Wilson, & Snyder, 1955), through pneumoencephalography (Bennet, Mowery, & Fort, 1960;Haug, 1968;Tumarkin et al, 1955), and through electroencephalography (Burdick, Johnson, & Smith, 1970;Shaffer, Hanlon, Wolf, Foxwell, & Kurland, 1962;Shaffer, Yeganeh, Foxwell, & Kurland, 1968).…”

Section: Of Cirrhotic and Non-cirrhotic Alcoholics1mentioning

confidence: 97%

WAIS functioning of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic alcoholics

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Smith²

1977

J. Clin. Psychol.

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This study was done to determine whether the cognitive dysfunction often found in chronic alcoholics would be greater for alcoholics with Laennec's cirrhosis than for alcoholics without cirrhosis. It was hypothesized that cirrhotic alcoholics would score lower than non-cirrhotic alcoholics, who in turn would score lower than non-alcoholic, non-cirrhotic controls on (1) WAIS Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ; (2) scaled score configuration; and (3) the Wechsler Deterioration Quotient. The WAIS was administered in a Veterans Administration Center to 60 Caucasian male patients aged 35-64 who had been assigned to one of the three groups (N = 20 per group). No differences were found among groups on age, education, or the Information and Vocabulary subtests (p greater than .05). Significant differences (p less than .05) were found on Verbal, Performance, and Full Scale IQ, the remaining nine subtests, and the Deterioration Quotient. A stepwise discriminate function analysis substantiated these differences. It was concluded that Laennec's cirrhosis is a physical condition that negatively affects intellectual functioning in alcoholics.

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Section: Of Cirrhotic and Non-cirrhotic Alcoholics1mentioning

confidence: 97%

WAIS functioning of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic alcoholics

Smith¹,

Smith²

1977

J. Clin. Psychol.

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“…Electrophysiological data also support the concept of progressive long-term recovery. Indeed, it was Bennett, Mowery, and Fort (1960) who first used the term intermediate stage of alcoholic brain disease to describe an improvement of electroencephalograms (EEG) in alcoholics who had been abstinent for a year. More recent research using power spectral analysis confirmed that percent alpha power and time increase, whereas percent beta power decreases with maintained abstinence (Zilm, Huszar, Carlen, Kaplan, & Wilkinson, 1980).…”

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Alcohol and the brain: Neuropsychological correlates.

Grant¹

1987

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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This review considers neuropsychological changes associated with alcohol abuse and touches on related neuropathological and neuroradiologieal research. Most neuropsychological research has been conducted with recently detoxified (1 month sober) alcoholic men, many of whom manifest deficits in abstracting ability, complex perceptual-motor skills, and learning and recall but demonstrate preserved verbal intelligence. Long-term abstinence (months to years) can be associated with slow recovery, suggesting the presence of intermediate-duration organic mental disorder. Animal research indicates that dendritic rearborization can occur after cessation of chronic ethanol exposure. A dose-effect relation between alcohol consumption variables and human neuropsychological performance has not been established. Sources of neuropsychological variability that might precede, coexist with, or be effects of excessive drinking include family history of alcoholism, developmental and neuromedical risk events, nutritional status, age, and education. A model illustrating the possible interrelations of these variables is presented, and a plea is made for assiduous care in subject selection and characterization as a prerequisite for further progress in understanding the long-term effects of alcohol on the brain.

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“…Clinical researchers have long recognized the existence of this group of patients. Bennett, Mowery, and Fort (1960) suggested that these patients fall in an intermediate stage of alcoholic brain disease. I.…”

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confidence: 99%

Alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

Parsons

Neuropsychology for Clinical Practice: Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Common Neurological Disorders.

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Brain Damage From Chronic Alcoholism: The Diagnosis of Intermediate Stage of Alcoholic Brain Disease

Cited by 20 publications

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WAIS functioning of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic alcoholics

WAIS functioning of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic alcoholics

Alcohol and the brain: Neuropsychological correlates.

Alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

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