Alcohol related brain damage often goes undiagnosed, says report

Between 80% and 90% of cases of alcohol related brain damage go undiagnosed, says a new report that calls for more services to support these patients.1

The report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of General Practitioners, and the Association of British Neurologists said that three quarters of people with alcohol related brain damage improve with the right multidisciplinary care.

Alcohol related brain damage is an umbrella term for the psychoneurological and cognitive conditions associated …