Neuropsychological aspects of alcohol dependence: The nature of brain damage and its reversibility;Aspectos neuropsicológicos de la dependencia del alcohol: Naturaleza y reversibilidad del daño cerebral

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 682-687

  Corral Varela, Montserrat ^a   Cadaveira, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcoholism; Exploration; Frontal dysfunction; Neuropsychological evaluation; Susceptibility of the right hemisphere

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FRONTAL CORTEX; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 0036826808     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3507.2002084     Document Type: Review

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