Alcohol-Related Dementia: A Systemic Review of Epidemiological Studies

TY - JOUR

T1 - Alcohol-Related Dementia

T2 - A Systemic Review of Epidemiological Studies

AU - Cheng, Chin

AU - Huang, Chieh Liang

AU - Tsai, Chia Jui

AU - Chou, Po Han

AU - Lin, Chih Chien

AU - Chang, Chin Kuo

PY - 2017/3/1

Y1 - 2017/3/1

N2 - Background: Alcohol-related dementia (ARD) is a heterogeneous long-term cognitive problem that can develop in the course of alcoholism. Current understanding of ARD remains limited. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to synthesize available data on the epidemiology of ARD, through searching the relevant studies in the PubMed, PsycINFO, and ALOIS. "Alcohol" and "dementia" were used as keywords. Results: We included articles published between January 1, 1991 and February 29, 2016, where language was not limited. Of the 9 identified articles, the prevalence of ARD ranged from 1.19/1000 in multiday admission patients residing in the United Kingdom to 25.6% in elderly clinic alcoholics from the United States. The proportion of ARD in early-onset dementia taken from 3 studies was approximately 10%, whereas only 1.28% in late-onset dementia taken from 1 study. Conclusions: Considering the relatively high proportion of ARD in early-onset dementia and its potentially reversible course, future investigation into ARD is necessary.

AB - Background: Alcohol-related dementia (ARD) is a heterogeneous long-term cognitive problem that can develop in the course of alcoholism. Current understanding of ARD remains limited. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to synthesize available data on the epidemiology of ARD, through searching the relevant studies in the PubMed, PsycINFO, and ALOIS. "Alcohol" and "dementia" were used as keywords. Results: We included articles published between January 1, 1991 and February 29, 2016, where language was not limited. Of the 9 identified articles, the prevalence of ARD ranged from 1.19/1000 in multiday admission patients residing in the United Kingdom to 25.6% in elderly clinic alcoholics from the United States. The proportion of ARD in early-onset dementia taken from 3 studies was approximately 10%, whereas only 1.28% in late-onset dementia taken from 1 study. Conclusions: Considering the relatively high proportion of ARD in early-onset dementia and its potentially reversible course, future investigation into ARD is necessary.

KW - Alcohol

KW - Alcohol-related dementia

KW - Cognition

KW - Dementia

KW - Health insurance research database

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019100338&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.psym.2017.02.012

DO - 10.1016/j.psym.2017.02.012

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85019100338

SN - 0033-3182

JO - Psychosomatics

JF - Psychosomatics

ER -