Assessment of neuropsychological functions in chronic alcoholics using a standardized version of Luria's Neuropsychological Technique.
The Standardized Version of Luria's Neuropsychological Technique was administered to separate groups of alcoholics 3 and 11 weeks abstinent from alcohol and to an equated control group. The alcoholics were impaired compared to controls on most of the battery scales; 3-week abstinent alcoholics performed poorer than 11-week abstinent alcoholics on most scales, however, only on the Rhythm scale was the difference significant. These results and other analyses suggest that chronic alcoholics suffer from a mild diffuse-generalized brain dysfunction which persists for up to at least 11 weeks of abstinence.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
D000431:Ethanol