ALN further manifests as weakness and atrophy of muscles due to the damage of greater motor fibers and impaired neuromuscular transmission. It is likely to get worse if the person continues to use alcohol or if nutritional alcohol neuropathy stages problems are not corrected. Alcoholic neuropathy is usually not life threatening, but it can severely […]
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Alcohol-related liver disease ARLD
Liver damage can also happen because of binge drinking, when four to five alcoholic beverages are consumed within two hours. Binge drinking can also cause acute (sudden) alcoholic hepatitis, a rapid inflammation of the liver, which can be life-threatening. Having a high body mass index (BMI, a calculation based on height and weight but not […]
Alcoholic liver disease: Symptoms, treatment, and causes
Between 1999 and 2016, the number of U.S. deaths caused by cirrhosis—or end-stage liver disease—rose more than 10% each year among people aged 25 to 34 years, due to rising rates of alcohol-related liver disease. Patients with ALD are rarely treated for AUD; strategies to overcome barriers to treatment are needed, and a multidisciplinary integrated […]