Human Brain Electrophysiology and Alcoholism

摘要: Chronic alcoholism is characteristically associated with a broad spectrum of brain disturbances ranging from the severe symptoms Wernicke—Korsakoff syndrome1,2 to more subtle, but nonetheless significant, cognitive characteristic majority alcoholic patients. In some alcoholics damage so that it renders soba00010300082individual ineffective as meaningful member society. Less clinically apparent forms in have been suspected for decades ignored, because sensitive techniques required their detection vivo were unavailable. Significantly, dysfunction subclinical severity may impair ability affected individuals either reduce intake or abstain alcohol. Moreover, by impairing social functioning, also account such phenomena “loss control” over drinking when occurs.