Alcohol in the elderly
From IDWiki
- Wernicke encephalopathy: encephalopathy, oculomotor dysfunction, and gait ataxia caused by thiamine deficiency
- Korsakoff syndrome: anteroretrograde amnesia and confabulation
- Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration: 10+ years of alcohol, but cases can worsen suddenly
- Check a cerebellar exam
- Neuromuscular complications
- Peripheral neuropathy (axonal neuropathy, but also vitamin deficiency)
- Myopathy: proximal more often
