Zieve's Syndrome (ZS), also known as hyperlipidemic jaundice, is a rare and intriguing clinical entity characterized by a unique constellation of symptoms, including hemolytic anaemia, jaundice, and transient hyperlipidemia. The aetiology of ZS primarily revolves around chronic alcohol abuse, although ...
Excessive alcohol use can affect the hematologic system, which is made up of the blood, spleen, bone marrow, and the liver. It can cause your red blood cell count to be abnormally low, which is a condition called anemia. Symptoms of anemia include fatigue, shortness of breath, and lighth...
alcoholism - habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms alcohol addiction, inebriation, drunkenness drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to ...
Alcohol abuseand liver disease:Alcoholabuseis the most common cause of liver disease in North America. Alcohol is directly toxic to liver cells and can cause liver inflammation, referred to as alcoholic hepatitis. In chronic alcohol abuse, fat accumulation occurs in liver cells, affecting their abi...
Chronic alcohol use is associated with cognitive decline that impedes behavioral change during rehabilitation. Despite this, addiction therapy does not address cognitive deficits, and there is poor understanding regarding the mechanisms that underlie thi
2-4 In addition, some youths with a CMC may use alcohol or other substances to address symptoms, treatment side effects, and distress.3,4 As a group, youths with a CMC have similar rates of alcohol and other substance use as other youths in early adolescence, but they are mor...
This could be due to the relatively short period (less than 14 weeks) of alcohol consumption in animal models studied by in vivo MRS. The patient groups typically have a history of alcohol abuse on a chronic basis, even though individual consumption is highly variable. We believe that the ...
an effect that also lasted until 24 h after end of exposure. This indicates that adolescents might be less affected by the effects of ethanol on NAc-related glutamatergic neurotransmission than adults. This may in turn mediate decreased withdrawal symptoms and potentially facilitate increased drinking...
(84% males, 16% females) provided their informed consent and were recruited into the prospective study of long-term health sequelae of poisoning29. Of these patients, 37 (67%) had a history of chronic alcohol abuse. Clinical and laboratory tests indicating acute exposure were collected using ...
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