Alcohol-related cognitive disorders: research and clinical perspectives

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LCOHOL ELATED OGNITIVE
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ISORDERS ESEARCH AND
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LEO SHER, ISACK KANDEL
AND JOAV MERRICK
EDITORS

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Alcohol-related cognitive disorders : research and clinical perspectives / [edited by] Leo Sher,
Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60876-623-9 (E-Book)
1. Alcoholism--Complications. 2. Fetal alcohol syndrome. 3. Cognition disorders. I. Sher, Leo.
II. Kandel, Isack, 1960- III. Merrick, Joav, 1950-
[DNLM: 1. Alcohol-Related Disorders--complications. 2. Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous
System. 3. Cognition Disorders--etiology. 4. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. WM 274 A352595 2009]
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CONTENTS

Preface ix
Introduction. Alcohol Use and the Brain 1
Leo Sher, Isack Kandel and Joav Merrick
Part One: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 3
Chapter 1 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Neurocognitive and
Neurobehavioral Impairment 5
Blair Paley and Mary J. O’Connor
Chapter 2 Non-Invasive Neuroimaging in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 29
Krisztina L. Malisza
Chapter 3 The Human Fetus and Maternal Alcohol Consumption 57
Peter G. Hepper
Chapter 4 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis,
Surveillance and Screening 67
Christine Cronk and Marianne Weiss
Chapter 5 Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol: Long-Term Impairments 91
Christie L. McGee and Edward P. Riley
Chapter 6 Mental Health Disorders Comorbid with
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 111
Larry Burd, Christine Carlson and Jacob Kerbeshian
Chapter 7 Adolescents with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure 125
Carmen Rasmussen and Katy Wyper
Chapter 8 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder:
Current Issues and Future Directions 143
Kelly Nash, Erin Sheard, Joanne Rovet and Gideon Koren
vi Contents
Part Two: Acute Effects of Alcohol 157
Chapter 9 Alcohol and Cognitive Functions 159
Mark T. Fillmore
Chapter 10 Attentional Lapses Due to Alcohol Influence 177
Frances Finnigan, Daniela Schulze
and Jonathan Smallwood
Chapter 11 Effect of Alcohol on Intrusion Errors in Social Drinkers 191
Suchismita Ray and Marsha E. Bates
Chapter 12 Caffeine and Alcohol: Control of Behavior 199
Karen E. Grattan-Miscio
Chapter 13 Alcohol and Memory 211
Miriam Z. Mintzer
Chapter 14 Driving and Flying with a Hangover 221
Joris C. Verster
Part Three: Chronic Effects of Alcohol 233
Chapter 15 Executive Function and Social Cognition in Alcoholism 235
Jennifer Uekermann and Irene Daum
Chapter 16 Alcohol Use Disorders, Cognitive Impairment
and Suicidal Behavior 243
Leo Sher
Chapter 17 Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome and Impairment 249
Matthias Brand
Chapter 18 Alcoholism and Dementia 263
Elisabeth Kapaki, George P. Paraskevas, Ilia Theotoka and
Ioannis Liappas
Chapter 19 Moderate Alcohol Consumption: Is It Healthy? 277
Graham J. McDougall Jr, Heather Becker, Carol L. Delville,
Phillip W. Vaughan and Taylor W. Acee
Chapter 20 Effect of Alcohol on Cognitive Function 291
Elisabeth M. Weiss and Josef Marksteiner
Chapter 21 Alcohol and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection 299
Ramani S. Durvasula
Chapter 22 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Its Long-Term Effects 319
Joav Merrick, Efrat Merrick-Kenig, Isack Kandel,
Gideon Vardi and Mohammed Morad
Contents vii
Part Four: Reflections 329
Chapter 23 Alcohol, Impulsivity and Suicide:
Plenty of Room for New Research 331
Leo Sher and Joav Merrick
Part Five: Acknowledgements 335
Chapter 24 About the Authors 337
Chapter 25 About the Editors 341
Chapter 26 About the National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development in Israel 343
Index 347