Demência due to uso of alcohol is characterised by the development of persistent cognitive impairments (e.g., memory problems, language impairment, and an inability to perform complex motor tasks) that meet the definitional requirements of Demência that are judged to be a direct consequence of alcohol uso and that persist beyond the usual duration of alcohol intoxicação or acute abstinência. The intensity and duration of alcohol uso must have been sufficient to produce the cognitive impairment. The cognitive impairment is not better accounted for by a transtorno or disease that is not induced by alcohol such as a Demência due to another transtorno or disease classified elsewhere.