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The CBI was developed to assess a wide range of affective, behavioural and cognitive symptoms in patients with neurodegenerative brain diseases. Components of the questionnaire derive from the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), the General Health Questionnaire, and an earlier questionnaire found to distinguish between the neuropsychiatric ...
The signs and symptoms of alcohol-related dementia are essentially the same as the symptoms present in other types of dementia, making alcohol-related dementia difficult to diagnose. There are very few qualitative differences between alcohol dementia and Alzheimer's disease and it is therefore difficult to distinguish between the two. [6]
Alcohol tolerance is increased by regular drinking. [1] This reduced sensitivity to the physical effects of alcohol consumption requires that higher quantities of alcohol be consumed in order to achieve the same effects as before tolerance was established. Alcohol tolerance may lead to (or be a sign of) alcohol dependence. [1]
Both Denmark [2] [3] [5] and Slovakia [3] [5] [4] are categorized either as beer-drinking countries or as spirit-drinking countries. Alcohol preferences in Europe vary from country to country between beer, wine or spirits. [6] These preferences are traditionally associated with certain regions.
The German Center for Addiction Issues recommends that women drink no more than 12 grams of alcohol per day, equivalent to a small beer or a small glass of wine, and that men drink no more than 24 ...
This isn’t the first time that better sleep has been linked with a lower risk of dementia: A study published in October even found that people with sleep apnea are more likely to develop dementia.
It may also be found in people with developmental disorders, such as those with autism. [24] While psychogenic polydipsia is usually not seen outside the population of those with serious mental disorders, it may occasionally be found among others in the absence of psychosis , although there is no existent research to document this other than ...
Drinking one-half to one cup of coffee or four to five cups of tea daily may help decrease the risk of developing dementia in people with high blood pressure, a new study suggests.