Relationship between alcohol intake, age of onset and duration of Alzheimer's disease: A pilot survey of 84 autopsy-confirmed cases
✍ Scribed by Michelle Bidaut-Russell; George T. Grossberg
- Book ID
- 102227582
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 335 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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✦ Synopsis
Little is known about the drinking habits of individuals who develop Alzheimer's disease. A pilot survey of 84 autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer cases was carried out to explore a possible role of alcohol consumption in the onset and duration of Alzheimer's disease. Information on the drinking habits of deceased patients for a 15-year period prior to the onset of the disease was obtained from a surrogate respondent (next of kin) and from the patients' medical records. Alzheimer patients' drinking patterns were comparable to those of the general population. Patients with a history of alcohol abuse did not develop Alzheimer's disease at an earlier age than abstainers or occasional, light or moderate drinkers. Although not statistically significant, duration of survival in Alzheimer's disease was a few years shorter in patients with a history of alcohol abuse.
KEY woms-Alzheimer's disease, onset, duration, alcoholism.