@article{ref1,
title="Effect of chronic alcohol intake on motor functions on the elderly",
journal="Neuroscience letters",
year="2021",
author="Panfilio, Carlos Eduardo and da Silva Pereira Rufino, Laís and de Carvalho, Joyce Karoline Friosi and Céspedes, Isabel Cristina and Silva, Regiane Dias Amorim",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic and progressive disease influenced by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors. The consequences of alcohol  consumption involve alterations in neural circuits of emotion and cognition, as well  as in the motor planning circuit. Furthermore, during the natural aging process,  several biochemical and functional alterations are also observed with neurological  consequences. Thus, considering the consequences of chronic alcohol consumption on  neural systems and natural aging process, we aimed to analyze the degree of motor  and functional impairment in elderly with chronic alcohol consumption. Sixty elderly  underwent an analysis of alcohol consumption profile (Alcohol Use Disorders  Identification Test - AUDIT) that divided them into a control group (CON) and an  alcohol group (ALC). The analysis of quality of life was performed using the Medical  Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), the analysis of motor  function was performed using the Borg Scale, the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and the  Motor Scale for Elderly (MSE). We were able to conclude that the misuse of alcohol  by the elderly promotes significant physical limitations. These limitations result  in a worsening of functional capacity of walking and various dimensions of motor  ability: fine motor skill, global coordination, balance, body scheme, spatial  organization, temporal organization, and general motor aptitude. Besides the  physical limitations caused by alcohol use, the quality of life in their physical,  mental, and social aspects was reduced. Thus, actions are required to help the  elderly understand these losses and exercise control over alcohol misuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-3940",
doi="10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135630",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2021.135630"
}