Alcohol and cognition in the elderly: A review

Psychiatry Investigation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-16

  Kim, Jee Wook ^a   Lee, Dong Young ^b   Lee, Boung Chul ^a   Jung, Myung Hun ^a   Kim, Hano ^c   Choi, Yong Sung ^d   Choi, Ihn Geun ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Keyo Hospital   (South Korea)

^d St Andrew's Neuropsychiatric Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognition; Dementia; Elderly; Neuroprotection; Neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARCHIAFAVA BIGNAMI DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84863275295     PISSN: 17383684     EISSN: 19763026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4306/pi.2012.9.1.8     Document Type: Review

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