Effect of chronic alcoholism on whole body reaction time
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Aim: Our study is aimed to measure whole body reaction time in chronic alcoholics compared with age matched controls. Materials and Method: The study includes 30 chronic alcoholics with neuropathy, 30 Chronic alcoholic without neuropathy and their age matched controls. The test was analyzed using unpaired T- test. Result: The study revealed a highly significant decrease (p value < 0.001) in whole body reaction time when compared between controls and Chronic alcoholic with and without neuropathy. There is also decrease (p value < 0.001) whole body reaction time between patients with neuropathy and those without neuropathy. Conclusion: The observation suggests that whole body reaction time (RT) helps to detect alcoholic neuropathy, before the signs and symptoms appear. It helps in early diagnosis and treatment of neuropathy.
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Dipali V. Deshmukh, Charushila Jadhav
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