Alcohol and the Nervous System: Volume 125 (Handbook of Clinical Neurology) - Tapa dura

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world, yet alcoholism remains a serious addiction affecting nearly 20 million Americans. Our current understanding of alcohol's effect on brain structure and related functional damage is being revolutionized by genetic research, basic neuroscience, brain imaging science, and systematic study of cognitive, sensory, and motor abilities. Volume 125 of the Handbook of Clinical Neurology is a comprehensive, in-depth treatise of studies on alcohol and the brain covering the basic understanding of alcohol's effect on the central nervous system, the diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism, and prospect for recovery. The chapters within will be of interest to clinical neurologists, neuropsychologists, and researchers in all facets and levels of the neuroscience of alcohol and alcoholism.

• The first focused reference specifically on alcohol and the brain
• Details our current understanding of how alcohol impacts the central nervous system
• Covers clinical and social impact of alcohol abuse disorders and the biomedical consequences of alcohol abuse
• Includes section on neuroimaging of neurochemical markers and brain function

Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world and alcoholism remains a serious addiction impacting over 20 million Americans. Once widely considered a depressant, recent research strongly suggests that alcohol impacts the central nervous system in a variety of ways, both as a stimulant and a depressant. Our current understanding of alcohol’s impact on the brain and the related damage of alcoholism is being revolutionized by genetic research and brain imaging technology. This volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology is the only comprehensive introduction to alcohol and the brain covering our basic understanding of alcohol on the central nervous system and the diagnosis and treatment of alcoholism. This volume will be of interest to clinical neurologists, and researchers in basic neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience focusing on alcohol and the central nervous system.