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Prognostic Significance and Reversibility of Cerebral Dysfunction in Alcoholics

Mats Berglund, Hans Leijonquist, Margareta Hörlén

SUMMARY. A follow-up study of 53 men alcoholics revealed that alcoholics with a poor prognosis were more psychometrically impaired than alcoholics with a good prognosis. Improvement in drinking behavior was related to better spatial problem solving, but not to ratings of rigidity and adaptability.