[Rehabilitation of the elderly alcoholic]
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Wheel Running and Environmental Complexity as a Therapeutic Intervention in an Animal Model of FASD
Published on: February 2, 2017
M Santonastaso1, L Ottolini, M Pace
1Divisione di Medicina Generale II, Ospedale, Conegliano Veneto.
Abstract:
The Authors studied 99 over 60 years old alcohol abusers, in view of their enrollment in a programme of rehabilitation. They observed that the treatment was effective, but less than it was in younger alcoholics; however, if subjects are properly selected, the efficacy is similar. In conclusion, the Authors reaffirm the importance, in spite of the difficulty, of a precocious diagnosis of alcoholism in the elderly.
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