Neurotoxicity and neurocognitive impairments with alcohol and drug-use disorders: potential roles in addiction and recovery

Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2001 Feb;25(2):317-21.

Abstract

This article represents the proceedings of a symposium at the 2000 RSA Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The organisers/chairs were Stephen C. Bowden and Fulton T. Crews. The presentations were (1) Age, genetic and other factors that increase risk of alcoholism also increase alcohol-induced neurotoxicity, by Fulton T. Crews; (2) A neurocognitive moderation model of addictions treatment response, by Marsha E. Bates; (3) The relationship of neurocognitive impairment and longitudinal treatment outcome among substance-abusing patients, by William Fals-Stewart; and (4) Treatment of cognition in detoxifying alcohol-dependent participants, by Margaret L. Ambrose.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Alcoholism / complications*
  • Alcoholism / physiopathology
  • Alcoholism / therapy
  • Animals
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Cognition Disorders / chemically induced*
  • Cognition Disorders / therapy
  • Humans
  • Nervous System Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Nervous System Diseases / therapy
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / therapy
  • Thiamine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thiamine