Does Alcohol Kill Brain Cells in the Long Term?
Despite the fact that drinking alcohol short term doesn’t kill brain cells, there’s mounting evidence that long term alcohol use can result in permanent impairment of the nervous system. It’s unclear whether this is due to the direct impact of the alcohol on the brain or related to the nutritional deficiencies often seen in habitual drinkers. Not getting enough B vitamins can cause neurological impairment and up to eight out of ten alcoholics are deficient in thiamine which is associated with a serious brain disorder called Wenicke- Korsakoff syndrome which presents with mental confusion and coordination problems.
