Reduced Hippocampal Volume in Alcohol and Substance Naïve Vietnam Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 219-224

  Hedges, Dawson W ^a   Allen, Steven ^b,c   Tate, David F ^a   Thatcher, G William ^c,d   Miller, Michael J ^a   Rice, Sara A ^a   Cleavinger, Howard B ^a   Sood, Shabnam ^b   Bigler, Erin D ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Salt Lake City Health System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIET NAM;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COMBAT DISORDERS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; VIETNAM;

EID: 0344304664     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00146965-200312000-00003     Document Type: Article

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