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Alcohol Use
Long-term abstinence may resolve many of the neurocognitive deficits associated with alcoholism
September 20th, 2006
New findings indicate that long-term abstinence from alcohol can resolve many - but not all - neurocognitive deficits caused by alcoholism. Results are published in a recent issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. "Previous research has shown some but not total recovery with abstinence from alcohol," said George Fein, president of and senior scientist at Neurobehavioral Research, as well as the corresponding author for the study. "The continuing presence of deficits is not a trivial issue as it may interfere with day-to-day functioning." "The nature of alcoholism as a dynamic condition is largely...
Source: Biotech Week (2006-09-20)
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