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July 11, 2022

Wet Brain and Alcoholism Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

This can lead to a serious neurological disorder known as “wet brain syndrome”—better known in the medical community as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. For heavy drinkers, these seemingly innocent memory lapses can evolve to slurred speech, an unsteady walk, violent muscle twitches or hallucinations, signaling alcohol-induced brain damage. If left untreated, the damage can progress to Wernicke-Korsakoff…

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