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Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism
Structural changes in the brains of chronic heavy drinkers that were first observed in pathological studies have been supported and expanded upon using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. In general, the volume of brain tissue appears decreased in chronic drinke...
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
1995
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6875746/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31798032 |
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author | Rosenbloom, Margaret J. Pfefferbaum, Adolf Sullivan, Edith V. |
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description | Structural changes in the brains of chronic heavy drinkers that were first observed in pathological studies have been supported and expanded upon using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. In general, the volume of brain tissue appears decreased in chronic drinkers, and this finding may be affected by a person’s age, gender, and other factors. MRI studies also demonstrate some increase in brain tissue volume after a chronic drinker has been abstinent for a period of months. Whether this tissue increase can be linked with recovery of brain functioning remains unanswered. |
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spelling | pubmed-68757462019-12-03 Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism Rosenbloom, Margaret J. Pfefferbaum, Adolf Sullivan, Edith V. Alcohol Health Res World Articles Structural changes in the brains of chronic heavy drinkers that were first observed in pathological studies have been supported and expanded upon using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. In general, the volume of brain tissue appears decreased in chronic drinkers, and this finding may be affected by a person’s age, gender, and other factors. MRI studies also demonstrate some increase in brain tissue volume after a chronic drinker has been abstinent for a period of months. Whether this tissue increase can be linked with recovery of brain functioning remains unanswered. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 1995 /pmc/articles/PMC6875746/ /pubmed/31798032 Text en http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Unless otherwise noted in the text, all material appearing in this journal is in the public domain and may be reproduced without permission. Citation of the source is appreciated. |
spellingShingle | Articles Rosenbloom, Margaret J. Pfefferbaum, Adolf Sullivan, Edith V. Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism |
title | Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism |
title_full | Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism |
title_fullStr | Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism |
title_full_unstemmed | Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism |
title_short | Structural Brain Alterations Associated With Alcoholism |
title_sort | structural brain alterations associated with alcoholism |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6875746/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31798032 |
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