title: Alcohol and the brain.
abstract: Alcohol is a neurotoxin associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The effect of this substance on the brain of an individual appears to be determined by complex, multiple and variable vulnerability factors.
authors.affiliation: David Lewis Centre, Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Scheepers
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000188:drug therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors