Search for dissertations about: "chronic alcoholics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words chronic alcoholics.

  2. 1. The upper gastrointestinal tract in chronic alcoholics

    Author : Truls Hauge; Lund Medicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alkaline phosphatase; mucosal bacterial growth; Helicobacter pylori; morphology; upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; chronic alcoholics; upper gastrointestinal tract; gamma-glutamyl transferase; neuropeptides.; Gastro-enterology; Gastroenterologi;

    Abstract : Background: Gastrointestinal symptoms such as dyspepsia, diarrhoea, and nausea are often seen in alcoholics. The causes are not clear. The stomach and upper small intestine are exposed to high alcohol concentrations. READ MORE

  4. 2. The effect of chronic alcoholism on epigenetic patterns regulating gene expression and neurodegeneration in the human brain

    Author : Sofia Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Alcoholism; cognition; drug dependence; brain; frontal cortex; motor cortex; LUMA; epigenetics; methylation; gene expression; endogenous controls; real-time PCR.;

    Abstract : Chronic alcoholism causes about 3.2% of all deaths worldwide. It has an association to about 60 different diseases and injuries with enormous social and economical impact. Despite these facts, very few pharmacological treatments exist and we can still not explain the mechanisms behind addiction, craving and cognitive impairments seen in the abuser. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mitochondrial monoamine oxidase : studies on its activity in some psychiatric diseases

    Author : Åsa Wiberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Monoamine oxidase; psychiatric disease; suicides; alcohol abuse; schizophrenica; cycloid psychoses;

    Abstract : Monoamine oxidase (E.C.I.4. READ MORE

  6. 4. Molecular mechanisms underlying increased PDYN and dynorphin expression in the prefrontal cortex of alcoholic men

    Author : Richard Henriksson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Alcohol dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder caused by drug x gene x environment interactions for which pharmacotherapy is but moderately effective. The prefrontal cortex is a brain region important for cognitive control / behavioral flexibility which function is impaired in alcoholics. READ MORE

  7. 5. Phosphatidylethanol in blood as a marker of alcohol abuse

    Author : Arthur Varga; Associativ inlärning; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; PKC; MCV; ELSD; HPLC; red blood cell; phospholipase D; phosphatidylethanol; ethanol; alcohol abuse; state marker; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : Biological markers offer a way of assessing ethanol intake and determining whether a health problem is alcohol related. This study investigated the use of phosphatidylethanol (PEth) in blood as a new marker of alcohol abuse. READ MORE