Alcohol toxic dementia

Alcoholic dementia or alcoholic dementia is a primary, characteristic dementia caused by the chronic direct effects of alcohol on brain tissue. It is the most serious state of chronic alcoholism caused by long-term heavy alcohol consumption. Manifestations include tremor, delirium, seizures, acute or chronic personality changes, mental retardation, and memory impairment. Alcoholic dementia accounts for approximately 2% of patients with chronic alcoholism. This diagnostic name has been widely used, but its name is not uniform. Similar diagnostic names are: alcoholic decline, chronic alcoholic psychosis, chronic alcoholic or organic brain syndrome. The disease has no satisfactory boundaries both clinically and pathologically. In recent years, attempts have been made to precisely define alcohol dementia. However, due to the different data reported by various companies, the clinical manifestations are extensive and it is difficult to have consistent standards.