Diagnosing neurological comorbidities in patients with alcohol use disorder: Case report

Background Long-term complications of alcohol use disorder (AUD) include severe neurological diseases like Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and alcohol-related dementia. Furthermore, acute alcohol intoxication and acute withdrawal syndrome can mimic neurological symptoms. Clinicians may overlook underlying comorbidities by focusing excessively on AUD in these patients. We report two cases wherein AUD was a significant confounding factor in the diagnosis of underlying neurological conditions.