Because of China’s long history of table culture, friends and family gatherings, business contacts, red and white celebrations, it is inevitable to drink two glasses, many people know that drinking hurts the liver, but it is still difficult to resist the taste of wine, unknowingly drunk, unaware that in addition to alcohol hurts the liver, there is a slow attack on your health chronic alcoholism. The following is a brief description of several symptoms of chronic alcoholism: 1. Alcoholism-induced hallucinations are hallucinatory states caused by long-term drinking, mostly verbal or non-verbal hallucinations, hallucinations are often primitive or various small animal hallucinations. Most of them occur within 48 hours after the sudden stopping or significant reduction of alcohol consumption, or they may occur in the case of continued alcohol consumption. They are not associated with impaired consciousness, euphoria, or vegetative hyperactivity. It may be followed by delusions and corresponding mood disorders and impulsive behavior. The duration of the illness is hours, days, or weeks, and usually does not exceed
6 months. 2. Alcoholism-induced delusional disorder is a delusional state caused by long-term alcohol consumption. The patient is clearly conscious, and delusions of jealousy or victimization are more common, often accompanied by corresponding emotional reactions and behaviors. The onset of the disease is slow and the course of the disease is migratory. Alcoholism-induced encephalopathy is a serious organic brain syndrome caused by long-term (usually more than 5 years) or heavy alcohol consumption, manifesting as acute delirium, memory deficits, personality changes or dementia. The more common ones are
Wernick’s encephalopathy is the sudden onset of delirium, somnolence, muscle twitching, ophthalmoplegia, denervation, or coma after a single overdose during prolonged drinking, which may turn into one of the following two syndromes upon sobriety: (1) Korsakoff’s syndrome (amnesia syndrome), the
It often occurs after one or more episodes of delirium tremens, and is dominated by memory impairment (significant near-memory impairment with misinterpretation or fiction), and may have symptoms such as euphoria, infantilism, laziness, disorientation, and in severe cases, diminished intelligence, and is often accompanied by signs and symptoms such as peripheral neuritis. (2) Alcoholic dementia syndrome: slow onset, with severe personality changes, memory loss, and dementia. These patients have diminished or lost social functioning and ability to cope with life. These
2 syndromes may also occur separately. Personality changes can be part of the above syndromes or can be characterized by personality changes alone. Long-term consumption of alcohol, especially high alcohol content, can easily cause damage to the nerves and organs of the body, leading to a series of diseases such as alcoholic liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer, gastritis, gastric cancer, and chronic alcoholism discussed in this article, so we are advised to drink in moderation, quit the bad habit of persuading people to drink at the table, seek medical attention in a timely manner, and cherish life.