Acquired Brain Injury Service (ARBIAS)
Arbias was established in 1990 to provide services for people with alcohol related brain injury (ARBI). Arbias has expanded and now provides services for people with acquired brain injury (ABI) from any cause, whilst maintaining its specialisation in the areas of alcohol and other drug related brain injury.
Alzheimers Australia: Alcohol related dementia
Information on these pages describes alcohol related dementias, their cause, symptoms and treatment.
Brain Injury Association of Queensland (BIAQ): Alcohol Related Brain Injury (ARBI)
Factsheet
Brain Injury Australia (BIA) : Aquired Brain Injury and alcohol and other drugs
Factsheet
Victorian Government - Factsheets
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Alzheimer Scotland: Alcohol-related brain damage -- Wernicke’s encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s psychosis
Information sheet. 2004
British Medical Journal (BMJ): Alcohol drinking in middle age and subsequent risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in old age:a prospective population based study
An evaluation of the relation between midlife alcohol consumption and mild cognitive impairment and dementia in old age.
Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS): Alcohol related brain damage on the rise
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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Alcohol's Damaging Effects on the BrainA review of some the common disorders associated with alcohol–related brain damage and the people at greatest risk for impairment. It looks at traditional as well as emerging therapies for the treatment and prevention of alcohol–related disorders and includes a brief look at the high–tech tools that are helping scientists to better understand the effects of alcohol on the brain. October 2004
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Scottish Executive: A Fuller Life: Report of the Expert Group on Alcohol Related Brain Damage
A report commissioned by the Scottish Executive as part of the Plan for Action on alcohol problems. The aim is to achieve better understanding of the issues and problems involved in responding to the needs of people with alcohol related brain damage (ARBD), and to advise on how they can be addressed. March 2004
University of Stirling: Meeting the Needs of People with Alcohol Related Brain Damage: A Literature Review on the Existing and Recommended Service Provision and Models of Care
A description of ARBD and the common characteristics associated with this condition. The review also discusses ways we can draw on existing examples of good practice and develop an effective service provision for those with ARBD. 2003
