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Wet Brain and Alcoholism Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

Wernicke encephalopathy usually occurs first and causes damage to the thalamus and hypothalamus, which are in the lower part of the brain. “Wet brain” is a term used to describe the chronic brain disorder, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome or Korsakoff’s psychosis. Thiamine is mostly found in the brain, kidneys, liver, and heart. […]

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Excessive Alcohol Use: How It Damages Your Eyes

Types of ALD include alcohol-related cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis and alcohol-related steatohepatitis. There may be an association between increased alcohol consumption and geographic atrophy, a form of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, simply reducing alcohol intake may not be enough to prevent geographic atrophy. Possible short-term effects on eyes By […]

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What Binge Drinking Does to the Brain, and the Gut

Drinking the same amount over several hours as well as eating food during that time will have less effect on your blood alcohol concentration (BAC). We also have some top tips on how you can reduce your drinking. But each large glass of wine contains three units of alcohol and drinking […]

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