The effects of alcohol on cognition in the elderly: From protection to neurodegeneration

Functional Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-106

  Sinforiani, Elena ^a   Zucchella, Chiara ^a   Pasotti, Chiara ^a   Casoni, Francesca ^a   Bini, Paola ^a   Costa, Alfredo ^a,b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Cognitive disturbances; Dementia; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; RESVERATROL; THIAMINE; THROMBIN;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BEER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FIBRINOLYSIS; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; GLIA; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; LIVER FAILURE; MARCHIAFAVA BIGNAMI DISEASE; MEMORY; MORTALITY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPROTECTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RED WINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; THALAMUS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION;

EID: 79960322803     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: 19713274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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