Publications by authors named "Arun Kumar Dwivedi"
Lifetime alcohol consumption and severity in alcohol dependence syndrome.
Ind Psychiatry J
January 2017
Introduction: Alcohol dependence syndrome is a major public health issue globally and is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. The total dose of alcohol consumed has been linked to liver diseases, pancreatitis, and other alcohol-related medical consequences. However, this has not been studied in relation to severity of dependence; although it is well known that alcohol causes neuronal damage, which in turn potentiates dependence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: To evaluate the corneal endothelial changes in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS).
Methods: A total of 322 corneas of 322 subjects were studied, and two groups were formed. The first, the ADS group, included 161 corneas of 161 patients and the second, the age-matched control group, was composed of 161 corneas of 161 healthy subjects.