Title |
Hypomagnesaemia and thiamine utilisation
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Published in |
Drug & Alcohol Review, February 2015
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DOI | 10.1111/dar.12237 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Kylie Maree Dingwall, Jennifer Flavia Delima, Debra Gent, Robert Gordon Batey |
Abstract |
Alcohol rapidly reduces thiamine among alcohol-dependent individuals. Poor diet and alcohol's impact on absorption, storage, activation and excretion of thiamine are thought to be the mechanisms. Previous literature identifies magnesium as an important cofactor in thiamine utilisation, which might also be compromised in alcohol dependent patients. The aim was to describe the thiamine status and clinical profile for a sample of heavy alcohol users entering the Alice Springs Hospital in the Northern Territory of Australia and to examine the relationship between thiamine deficiency, magnesium deficiency and cognitive functioning. |
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