Alcohol Use Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury

Overview

Journal Alcohol Res

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2019 Jun 15

PMID 31198656

Citations 41

Authors

Zachary M Weil

John D Corrigan

Kate Karelina

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Abstract

Alcohol use and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are inextricably and bidirectionally linked. Alcohol intoxication is one of the strongest predictors of TBI, and a substantial proportion of TBIs occur in intoxicated individuals. An inverse relationship is also emerging, such that TBI can serve as a risk factor for, or modulate the course of, alcohol use disorder (AUD). Critically, alcohol use after TBI is a key predictor of rehabilitation outcomes, prognosis, and additional head injuries. This review provides a general overview of the bidirectional relationship between TBI and AUD and a discussion of potential neuropsychological and neurobiological mechanisms that might underlie the relationship.

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