title: Nursing assessment and management of alcohol-related brain damage in young people.
abstract: The long term consequences of chronic alcohol misuse are increasingly affecting young people. This one part unit outlines the main signs and symptoms of Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff's syndrome. It details nursing assessment and management of these conditions, as well as regimens for safe detoxification.
authors.affiliation: University of the West of Scotland.
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McColm
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aindow
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D020270:Alcohol Withdrawal Seizures / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D019985:Benchmarking; D006801:Humans; D020915:Korsakoff Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications; D006113:United Kingdom; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult