Brain Dysfunction in Social Drinkers
| Autor: | Mara Waugh, Geoffrey A Fox, Martin Jackson, Roger R. Tuck |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Brain dysfunction Neuropsychology Medicine (miscellaneous) Brain damage Audiology Excessive alcohol consumption Test (assessment) Developmental psychology Cognitive test medicine Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test medicine.symptom Psychology Volunteer |
| Zdroj: | Australian Drug and Alcohol Review. 6:15-19 |
| ISSN: | 0819-5331 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09595238780000041 |
| Popis: | Thirty-four social drinkers who had referred themselves to the Regional Brain Damage Unit for assessment of the effects of drinking alcohol were compared with 42 volunteer control subjects of equivalent age but with low alcohol intake, using two ‘learning’ tests — the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and the Austin Button Maze. The Maze Test gave no evidence of disorder, but the two groups were significantly different on the RAVLT. No abnormalities in standard cognitive tests were apparent. These results suggest that a deficit in learning ability may be an early feature of the brain dysfunction associated with excessive alcohol consumption. |
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