visuospatial performance, gait and balance.81,96–98 In addition to confirming the contribution of cerebellar white matter volume loss (especially in the vermis) to ataxia in patients with chronic alcoholism, combined brain imaging and neuropsychological methods have demonstrated the importance of frontocerebellar connections99 to cognitive and sensory functioning,100–102 including perceptual motor tasks, executive functions, and learning and memory.99,103,104 Improvements with abstinence in brain structure and biochemical status have been demonstrated105 that correspond with improvement or reversal of functional deficits in working memory, postural stability and visuospatial ability.106,107
