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| Year : 2006 | Volume
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Assessment of cognition in chronic alcoholics in maiduguri, Nigeria
F Salawu FMCP 1, Sunday Bwala FMCP 2, Musa Wakil FWACP 3
1 Departments of Medicine, *State S pecialist Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
2 Departments of Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
3 Departments of Medicine, Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
F Salawu
P.O. Box 246, Maiduguri 600001
Nigeria
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Background: Intellectual impairment is a devastating complication of alcohol abuse. The consequences of intellectual impairment are far-reaching, particularly for young people in their most reprod uctive years.
Objectives: To determine whether there are differences in cognition between Nigerian chronic alcoholics and non-alcoholic controls.
Method: Sevent y non-intoxicated chronic alcoholics and 70 non-alcoholic controls were compared using the modified Community Screening Instrument for Dementia. were matched for age, gender and educational level. The alcoholics were classified in two sub groups based on their consumption of ethanol per occasion on jive or more days in the past 30 days: light drinkers (<5 alcoholic drinks) (n=45) and heavy drinkers (≥alcoholic drinks) (n=25).
Results: Overall, non-alcoholics performed better than alcoholics In most of the entire neuropsychological measures. However, light drinker performed better than heavy drinkers in one function domain ( orientation to place p<0.0001).
Conclusion: Cognitive decline occur In un-intoxicated Nigerian chronic alcoholics and appear to be ind e pendent of quality of ethanol consumed. |
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