Binge drinking in young people: protocol for a systematic review of neuropsychological, neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcohol use among young people in Western countries. Adolescence and young adulthood is a vulnerable developmental period and binge drinking during this time has a higher potential for neurotoxicity and interference with ongoing neural and cognitive development. The purpose of this systematic review will be to assess and integrate evidence of the impact of binge drinking on cognition, brain structure and function in youth aged 10-24 years. Cross-sectional studies will synthesise the aberrations associated with binge drinking, while longitudinal studies will distinguish the cognitive and neural antecedents from the cognitive and neural effects that are a consequence of binge drinking.

Methods and analysis

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SUBMITTER: Lees B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067338 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature