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While it is indisputable that excessive alcohol consumption is a health hazard, several studies have found that low doses of alcohol might be beneficial for health. These neurodegenerative disorders share certain pathologies such as intracerebral accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau, or α-synuclein protein aggregates, respectively 10. Heavy alcohol consumption for prolonged periods of time greatly increases the risk of developing dementia 7, although there are conflicting reports regarding alcohol consumption and the risks for Alzheimer’s dementia 8 and Parkinson’s disease 9. There is some evidence for reversibility of brain atrophy in ex-alcoholics 6, albeit, the white matter volume is only partially recovered after 30 days of sobriety 3.
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