{"id":18716,"date":"2026-09-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/?p=18716"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:21:46","slug":"alcohol-related-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/en\/alcohol-related-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol-related dementia: what it is, and why it isn&#8217;t Alzheimer&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18716\" class=\"elementor elementor-18716 elementor-16826 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba2d35b elementor-section-boxed rl-art-hero elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba2d35b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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disease<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#section-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What stopping drinking changes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#section-7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Supporting a loved one<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#section-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reset Laser support<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#section-9\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Frequently asked questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sources\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-67 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31a026a rl-art-col\" data-id=\"31a026a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7454198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"7454198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"rl-badge-revision\">Article reviewed by <strong>Dr. Erick Hern\u00e1ndez Jurado<\/strong>, General Medicine, Laser Auriculotherapy, Addiction Treatment <span class=\"dot\">\u00b7<\/span> 20 October 2026<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c1d59 rl-hero-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18c1d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RESET-arret-cigarette-et-depression-effet-cerveau.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11151\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RESET-arret-cigarette-et-depression-effet-cerveau.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RESET-arret-cigarette-et-depression-effet-cerveau-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RESET-arret-cigarette-et-depression-effet-cerveau-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/RESET-arret-cigarette-et-depression-effet-cerveau-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f27e504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f27e504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Memory lapses that become a pattern, struggling to plan a day, changes in behaviour in a loved one who has been drinking for years: these signs are worrying, and the word \u201cdementia\u201d is frightening. Yet it covers something very different from neurodegenerative diseases. In this article, Reset Laser explains what specialists now call alcohol-related neurocognitive disorders, what sets them apart from Alzheimer&#8217;s, and why some of this damage can improve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b1655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"13b1655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rl-points-cles\" style=\"background: rgba(27,128,243,0.06); border-left: 4px solid #1b80f3; border-radius: 0 12px 12px 0; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0;\"><p style=\"color: #1b80f3; font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0 0 12px;\">&#128273; KEY TAKEAWAYS<\/p><ul style=\"margin: 0;\"><li>Specialists now speak of alcohol-related neurocognitive disorders rather than alcoholic dementia [1].<\/li><li>Alcohol is involved in at least 10% of dementia cases and is the 4th leading cause before the age of 65 [1].<\/li><li>Two mechanisms combine: the toxicity of alcohol and vitamin B1 deficiency [2].<\/li><li>Wernicke's encephalopathy is an emergency; its full triad appears in only 8 to 17% of cases [2].<\/li><li>Unlike Alzheimer's, these disorders can stabilise, or even recede, after prolonged abstinence [1].<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d08bb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d08bb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-1\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An old term, a more nuanced reality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b24df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9b24df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The expression \u201calcoholic dementia\u201d is still widely used, but recent research prefers the term severe alcohol-related neurocognitive disorders [1]. This change of wording is not cosmetic: it reflects a medical observation we will come back to, namely a real potential for stabilisation, and sometimes improvement, after prolonged abstinence [1].<\/p>\n<p>The scale of the problem is little known to the general public. Chronic alcohol use is involved in at least 10% of dementia cases, and it is the fourth leading cause of early-onset dementia in people under 65 [1].<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the group most affected has been men aged 45 to 65. Women, however, are vulnerable earlier, with severe damage possible from the age of 35 at comparable levels of drinking [1]. This difference comes down to metabolism, not behaviour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcbee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bcbee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-2\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two mechanisms that add up<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861ee32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"861ee32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alcohol-related brain damage results from two separate processes that build on each other [2].<\/p>\n<p>The direct toxicity of alcohol. Ethanol quickly crosses the barrier between the blood and the brain, settles into the membranes of neurons and disrupts how they work [2]. Over the long term, it causes atrophy that mainly affects the prefrontal regions and the cerebellum, in other words the areas responsible for planning, judgement and balance [1].<\/p>\n<p>Vitamin B1 deficiency. This is the least known mechanism, and the most decisive. Thiamine, or vitamin B1, drives the energy metabolism of brain cells. In someone who drinks heavily, it runs short for three combined reasons: a poorer diet, impaired absorption in the gut and disrupted use by alcohol itself [2].<\/p>\n<p>When this deficiency becomes severe, it does not cause a slow decline: it triggers an emergency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba5df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"bba5df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"18933\" class=\"elementor elementor-18933 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49bab162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49bab162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-563fb19a\" data-id=\"563fb19a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b731872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b731872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Want to cut down or stop drinking?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b2e29b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45b2e29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Laser auricular reflexology supports your journey, alongside your doctor&#8217;s care. A single session of about one hour, with personalised follow-up for 12 months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29bf73be elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"29bf73be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/en\/our-centers-to-quit-smoking\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9097537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9097537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-3\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c105a79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c105a79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This syndrome is the classic manifestation of vitamin B1 deficiency. It unfolds in two stages [3].<\/p>\n<h3>The acute phase: Wernicke&#8217;s encephalopathy<\/h3>\n<p>This is an absolute medical emergency. If it is not managed in time, it leaves permanent long-term after-effects in around 80% of the people who survive it [2].<\/p>\n<p>The classic description combines three signs: a state of confusion, problems with eye movements and difficulty keeping one&#8217;s balance when walking. One point is crucial for family and friends: this full triad is found in only 8 to 17% of confirmed cases [2]. In other words, waiting for all three signs before worrying means missing more than eight situations out of ten.<\/p>\n<p>Faced with unusual confusion, an unsteady gait or eyes that no longer track normally in someone who drinks heavily, the course of action is simple: call the emergency services or a doctor straight away. Medical care relies on urgently giving vitamin B1, and every hour counts.<\/p>\n<h3>The chronic phase: Korsakoff syndrome<\/h3>\n<p>When the acute phase has not been managed in time, the lesions become fixed in deep brain structures involved in memory [3].<\/p>\n<p>The picture combines an inability to form new memories, partial loss of older memories, and confabulation: without realising it, the person fills the gaps in their memory with made-up stories that they believe are true. These confabulations are neither lies nor bad faith. Understanding this completely changes the relationship with a loved one who is affected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e3ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40e3ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-4\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The first warning signs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cc54b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cc54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before this stage, subtler signals often appear. They are easily put down to tiredness, stress or age.<\/p>\n<p>Repeatedly forgetting appointments or recent conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Difficulty organising a task with several steps, managing a budget or following a recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Loss of initiative, apathy, losing interest in usual activities.<\/p>\n<p>Irritability or unusual changes in behaviour.<\/p>\n<p>Balance problems, falls, a change in the way of walking.<\/p>\n<p>Neglecting meals and personal hygiene.<\/p>\n<p>None of these signs is enough on its own, and none can be assessed from an article. They do, however, warrant talking to a doctor, who alone can evaluate the situation. Our article on the <a href=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/en\/signs-of-alcoholism\/\">signs of alcoholism<\/a> covers the earlier indicators of problem drinking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e370fb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e370fb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-5\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How it differs from Alzheimer's disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddaf98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cddaf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the point we wanted to address first, because it offers hope and is rarely explained.<\/p>\n<p>Alzheimer&#8217;s disease is a primary neurodegenerative disease: it progresses steadily and the decline does not reverse. Alcohol-related neurocognitive disorders follow a different logic. They have significant potential to stabilise, and even to reverse partly or fully, after prolonged abstinence and appropriate medical care [1].<\/p>\n<p>Two caveats apply. Reversal is not certain, and it depends closely on the stage at which the person stops drinking: the established lesions of Korsakoff syndrome are lasting. And telling the two conditions apart is not always simple, as a neurodegenerative disease can coexist with the effects of alcohol [4]. Only a specialist medical assessment can sort this out.<\/p>\n<p>The message remains clear, though: in someone who has been drinking for a long time and has cognitive problems, stopping genuinely changes the outlook. It is not too late.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beedcdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"beedcdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-6\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What stopping drinking changes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4be4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4be4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A word of caution first: in someone who is physically dependent, stopping abruptly can cause serious complications, and it must be done under medical supervision [5]. This is all the more true when cognitive problems are already present.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping brings a gradual recovery on several fronts: nutritional deficiencies are corrected, sleep improves, and attention and memory partly recover. This recovery is slow and stretches over months, which makes long-term support decisive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e588b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e588b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-7\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting a loved one<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcbdaaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcbdaaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A few pointers that help families:<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t argue with confabulations. They are not deliberate. Gently steer the conversation back, without confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>Simplify the environment. Visual cues, stable routines, a calendar in plain sight.<\/p>\n<p>Go through the family doctor rather than trying to persuade them on your own.<\/p>\n<p>Get help for yourself too. In France, resources exist for family and friends, notably through Alcool Info Service [6].<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf3a1f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf3a1f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-8\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reset Laser support<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4c9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe4c9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the situation is not a medical emergency and the person wants to stop, the laser auricular reflexology offered in our centres targets the physical side of the urge to drink: a session of about one hour, stimulating reflex points on the ear with a soft low-intensity laser, without medication. It comes with 12 months of support and a free support session in the event of a relapse. This commercial commitment is an obligation of means and cannot be taken as a promise of results, as success also depends on each client&#8217;s personal determination.<\/p>\n<p>This support complements medical follow-up and never replaces it. If cognitive problems are present, seeing a doctor comes first.<\/p>\n<p>Find out about <a href=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/en\/addictions\/alcohol-withdrawal\/\">our support for quitting alcohol<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/en\/our-centers-to-quit-smoking\/\">book an appointment at a centre<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b682ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"b682ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"rl-conseil-expert\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rl-expert-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/resetlaser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dr-erick-hernandez-jurado.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Erick Hern\u00e1ndez Jurado\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><div><p class=\"rl-expert-kicker\">OUR EXPERT\u2019S ADVICE<\/p><p class=\"rl-expert-nom\">Dr. Erick Hern\u00e1ndez Jurado \u2014 General Medicine, Laser Auriculotherapy, Addiction Treatment<\/p><p class=\"rl-expert-citation\">\u00ab A piece of advice that has nothing to do with our sessions but can really help: if you take a loved one to A&amp;E or to the doctor because they are confused, say straight away that they have been drinking regularly for a long time. Many families do not dare to, out of modesty or loyalty, and the condition is then put down to drunkenness. This information guides the care they receive, particularly towards the question of vitamin B1. Also note the date of the first changes you noticed: it is almost always the next question. \u00bb<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95069e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95069e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"section-9\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1235f61 rl-faq-acc elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"1235f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1901\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1901\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What kind of dementia is caused by alcohol?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1901\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1901\"><p>Specialists speak of severe alcohol-related neurocognitive disorders. Their most characteristic form is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, linked to vitamin B1 deficiency [3].<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1902\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1902\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can you recover from alcohol-related dementia?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1902\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1902\"><p>Some of the disorders can stabilise and sometimes recede after prolonged abstinence and appropriate medical care [1]. The established lesions of Korsakoff syndrome, on the other hand, are lasting. Only a medical assessment can evaluate a given situation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1903\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1903\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the symptoms of Korsakoff syndrome?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1903\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1903\"><p>An inability to retain new information, partial loss of older memories and confabulation, that is, stories made up unintentionally to fill gaps in memory [3].<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-1904\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1904\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the first signs of alcohol-related cognitive problems?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1904\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1904\"><p>Frequent forgetfulness, difficulty getting organised, loss of initiative, irritability, balance problems. 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These signs are not very specific and call for a medical opinion rather than self-assessment.<\\\/p>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9defa6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9defa6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"sources\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rl-sources\" style=\"background: #f7f9fc; border: 1px solid #e5e8ed; border-radius: 12px; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0; font-size: 14px;\"><p style=\"color: #053061; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px;\">&#128218; Sources<\/p><ol style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;\"><li>Naassila M., Alt\u00e9rations c\u00e9r\u00e9brales et troubles cognitifs li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'usage d'alcool : du binge drinking au syndrome de Korsakoff (Brain alterations and cognitive disorders linked to alcohol use: from binge drinking to Korsakoff syndrome), Alcoologie et Addictologie \/ Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Fran\u00e7aise d'Alcoologie. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfalcoologie.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/T45-N2-cerveau-alcool-cognition-binge-korsakoff.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sfalcoologie.fr<\/a><\/li><li>Coll\u00e8ge des Enseignants de Neurologie, Addiction \u00e0 l'alcool : complications neurologiques de l'alcoolisme (Alcohol addiction: neurological complications of alcoholism), accessed on 06\/08\/2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cen-neurologie.fr\/second-cycle\/addiction-a-lalcool-complications-neurologiques-de-lalcoolisme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cen-neurologie.fr<\/a><\/li><li>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Fran\u00e7aise d'Alcoologie, Le syndrome de Wernicke-Korsakoff (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome), summary sheet, accessed on 06\/08\/2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfalcoologie.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/ACS-SFA-Fiche-Alcool-et-korsakoff.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sfalcoologie.fr<\/a><\/li><li>Addict'Aide, Troubles cognitifs s\u00e9v\u00e8res li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'alcool : et si derri\u00e8re Korsakoff se cachait Alzheimer ? (Severe alcohol-related cognitive disorders: what if Alzheimer's were hiding behind Korsakoff?), accessed on 06\/08\/2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.addictaide.fr\/trouble-cognitif-severe-lie-a-lalcool-et-si-derriere-korsakoff-se-cachait-alzheimer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addictaide.fr<\/a><\/li><li>SRAE Addictologie Pays de la Loire, Sevrage alcool ambulatoire : protocole (Ambulatory alcohol withdrawal: protocol), 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/srae-addicto-pdl.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sevrage-Ambulatoire-Alcool_vdef.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">srae-addicto-pdl.fr<\/a><\/li><li>Alcool Info Service, Vivre avec une personne atteinte de troubles cognitifs s\u00e9v\u00e8res li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'alcool (Living with a person with severe alcohol-related cognitive disorders), accessed on 06\/08\/2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alcool-info-service.fr\/a-lire-a-voir\/ressource\/vivre-avec-une-personne-atteinte-de-troubles-cognitifs-severes-lies-lalcool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alcool-info-service.fr<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d1df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d1df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This article is for information only and does not replace the advice of a healthcare professional. 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