A volumetric MRI study of the hippocampus in type 1 and 2 alcoholism

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-186

  Laakso, M P ^a   Vaurio, O ^b   Savolainen, L ^b   Repo, E ^b   Soininen, H ^a,c   Aronen, H J ^a,d   Tiihonen, J ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Niuvanniemen sairaala   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antisocial personality disorder; Hippocampus; Homicide; Magnetic resonance imaging; Psychopathy; Substance abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034033930     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00172-2     Document Type: Article

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