Frontal lobe changes in alcoholism: A review of the literature

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 357-368

  Moselhy, H F ^a   Georgiou, G ^a   Kahn, A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUCOSE;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; AUTOPSY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS;

EID: 0034855893     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/36.5.357     Document Type: Review

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