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A member asked:
Is it possible to have brain damage from one episode of binge drinking, and if so, would this be caught on a brain mri?
9 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
No: Although "binge" drinking can damage your brain and your heart too it is unlikely to cause any significant problems with one episode. Keep it up for a few years and then you will see some changes!
Answered 8/22/2014
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No: A single episode won't hurt much, it is repeated episodes that accumulate damage. And you won't see anything on MRI
Answered 8/22/2014
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Yes and no: one episode of binge drinking by itself is unlikely to affect the brain buuut repeated episodes of this type of behavior are unhealthy. An MRI will not show this after one episode.
Answered 8/22/2014
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Very unlikely: That answers both questions.
Answered 8/22/2014
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No.: Really not, unless you drank so much you passed out and depressed your respiratory rate so much that you deprived your brain of oxygen. You may have fried a few extra brain cells, but nothing that would be noticeable. And no, you can't see a hangover on an MRI.
Answered 5/22/2016
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