Characteristic symptoms of alcoholic encephalopathy?

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Many people don't know about alcoholic encephalopathy. In fact, this kind of disease is not uncommon in our life. It usually shows mental retardation, personality change, memory impairment or affects the ability of self-care. For these patients, more attention should be paid to prevention and nursing. Characteristic symptoms of alcoholic encephalopathy? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

Characteristic symptoms of alcoholic encephalopathy?

First: Korsakov psychosis, also known as Korsakov syndrome, occurs in most patients after one or more episodes of delirium. It can also occur slowly on the basis of drinking for 10 years and lack of nutrition. The clinical features are prominent near memory impairment, difficult to learn new knowledge, often fictitious and misconstrued, and patients unintentionally fabricate experiences and plots or move far and near to fill the memory gap.

Second: in addition to near memory impairment, many patients have euphoria, disorientation and sensorimotor dysfunction. Although the disease is serious, most patients have no obvious immediate memory disorder, consciousness disorder and extensive cognitive impairment. Personality change is also very significant, patients become selfish, loss of control, rude and cruel behavior.

Third: alcoholic dementia: due to long-term drinking and repeated delirium tremor attacks, it can gradually develop to dementia state, showing a variety of advanced skin holding functions, such as memory, thinking, understanding, calculation, directional ability and language function damage. Serious cases often affect daily life, unable to take care of themselves.

matters needing attention

① We should carry out propaganda and education against alcoholism, create alternative conditions, and strengthen cultural, recreational and sports activities. ② When drinking, we should have a good habit of "drinking without getting drunk". We should not use alcohol as a medicine to relieve worries, loneliness, depression and work pressure. ③ Drinking should not disrupt the diet, must not "wine when rice", so as not to cause malnutrition.