Alcohol-Related Dementia is a result of prolonged alcohol abuse. It is characterized by memory loss, self-neglect, loss of intellectual capacity and emotional instability and delusions. Korsakoff's Disease is sometimes confused with alcohol-related dementia. Korsakoff's disease produces a recent memory loss rather than a progressive memory decline and general intellectual performance is not affected. If Korsakoff's disease is diagnosed early and treated, some remission is possible, unlike alcohol-related dementia.
