Can extensive use of alcohol lead to brain damage

 Damage may be a result of the direct effects of alcoholon the brain or may result indirectly, from a poor general health status or from severe liver disease. For example, thiamine deficiency is a common occurrence in people with alcoholism and results from poor overall nutrition.

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Difference between normal and abnormal tissue is much clearer on mri than on ct and mri much suitable to view soft tissues