Patients with cerebral atrophy are not recommended to drink any alcohol, including raw grain alcohol, which may aggravate the symptoms of cerebral atrophy and harm the health while not favoring the recovery of the disease. Brain atrophy is caused by aging, brain trauma, infection, neurodegenerative diseases and other factors. Patients may experience symptoms such as diminished intelligence, dementia, personality changes, and behavioral disorders. Alcohol is a stimulating food, long-term alcohol consumption will affect brain function, leading to chronic alcoholic encephalopathy, brain atrophy, thus aggravating the condition, so brain atrophy patients are not recommended to drink alcohol. Patients with cerebral atrophy are advised to have a reasonable diet, quit smoking and drinking, and seek timely medical treatment for the primary disease to prevent or delay further progression of the disease.