Relationship between familial alcoholism and head injury.
In 76 alcoholic men who were Veterans Administration inpatients, the presence of familial alcoholism was ascertained by means of an investigator-expanded version of the family history section of the Renard Diagnostic Interview. Subjects who had experienced 5 min of unconsciousness resulting from trauma, or at least two periods of unconsciousness or hospitalization as a result of injury were categorized as head injured. Of the familial alcoholics, 60.4% were found to be head injured, as contrasted with 34.8% of nonfamilial alcoholics, a statistically significant group difference. The possible etiological origins of this difference and its behavioral and treatment implications are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000235:genetics*; D002649:Child Abuse; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000235:genetics; D012306:Risk