Alcohol-related dementia and neurocognitive impairment: A review study

International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Sachdeva, Ankur ^a   Chandra, Mina ^b   Choudhary, Mona ^b   Dayal, Prabhoo ^c   Anand, Kuljeet Singh ^b  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Cognition,Wernicke Encephalopathy; Dementia; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006802895     PISSN: 22518711     EISSN: 2251872X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.27976     Document Type: Review

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