Neurologic problems prevalent in alcoholics.
The chronic alcoholic who is fortunate enough to escape the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic, hematologic, and other systemic effects of alcohol still has little to look forward to. Once neurologic damage has been sustained, abstinence may not result in a return of normal function.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000209:etiology; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000150:complications