Alcohol-related dementia: An update of the evidence

Alzheimer's Research and Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ridley, Nicole J ^a,b   Draper, Brian ^a,c   Withall, Adrienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL PSYCHOSIS; ALCOHOL RELATED DEMENTIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

EID: 84872157963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17589193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/alzrt157     Document Type: Article

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