Alcoholism Nervous System And Limb Disorders 
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Alcoholism Nervous System And Limb Disorders
Alcohol has a huge effect on the central nervous system. It affects the functioning of the nervous system at multiple levels. Alcohol is toxic by nature, and it has the ability to affect memory, hearing, vision, reasoning, judgment and logic. |
When a person has had excessive alcohol they can even have a blackout. Even if the person is alert at that time, they may not recollect any event that happened during the blackout. It is like a temporary amnesia of the experience. The impaired reaction is also seen on motor coordination. The limbs seem weaker under the effects of alcohol. It is common to hear that people who have had too much to drink are prone to accidents and falls.
However, prolonged use of alcohol can cause permanent limb disorders. Certain disorders of the arms, hands and legs are directly connected to the central nervous system. Alcohol can affect the nervous system in such a way that the person can lose their limbs through a paralytic attack. It is somewhat very similar to a stroke. Alcohol damages the cells in the nervous system. This cellular damage can further lead to a condition called neuropathy. Neuropathy causes severe pain in the nerves in hands and feet. It can also cause numbness and weakness with a tingling sensation across the hands and feet. Neuropathy can advance into paralysis if the person does no rehabilitate from alcohol usage. Long term alcohol abuse can also cause dementia in early stages of life. Sometimes the damage to the limbs is so severe that there would be no point of return.
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