Long-term drinking will generally lead to alcoholism, but also cause brain atrophy, more common in men with a long history of heavy drinking, generally chronic alcoholism. More common in middle-aged and elderly people. The onset is hidden and the progress is slow.

The main features are anxiety, headache, insomnia and fatigue. In the early days, mental decline and personality changes gradually appeared. Unless there is severe brain atrophy, there is generally no obvious dementia. Can maintain good working ability for a long time. The patient complained of obvious memory loss and decreased ability of calculation, judgment and analysis. A few people may show forgetfulness, fiction and disorientation. Personality changes can include selfishness, lax life, emotional instability, irritability, low work efficiency, lack of sense of responsibility, disobedience, and tense interpersonal relationships. In severe cases, there is a decline in intelligence and IQ. Some may lead to peripheral neuropathy and muscle atrophy, and even tremor and hallucinations. The manifestations of severe alcoholism are delusion, and grand mal's brain CT shows brain atrophy such as widening sulcus, shrinking gyrus, enlargement of cistern and ventricle.

The treatment of alcoholic brain atrophy cannot be achieved overnight. A few people who form alcohol dependence will have unconscious and other adverse reactions immediately after abstinence. Abstinence at this time should follow the principle of gradual progress. However, the first convenience given by doctors to most patients with alcoholic brain atrophy is abstinence from alcohol, supplemented by a large number of vitamins and nutritional nerve drugs. After a period of time, the symptoms of alcoholic brain atrophy will gradually recover, but it is impossible to return to the normal state before atrophy in any case. Therefore, drink in moderation, don't drink too much, and don't be greedy. Old people can warm up by drinking a small amount of warm wine, which helps blood circulation.