Long-term behavioural changes after unilateral stereotactic cingulotomy in a case of therapy-resistant alcohol dependence

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 264-266

  Lenhard, Thorsten ^a,c   Brassen, Stefanie ^b   Tost, Heike ^a   Braus, Dieter F ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; MRI; Neuropsychology; Psychosurgery

Indexed keywords

DISULFIRAM; DOXEPIN;

AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CINGULATE GYRUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; LONG TERM CARE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; THALAMUS NUCLEUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; SHELTERED WORKSHOP; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GYRUS CINGULI; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; LONG-TERM CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RETREATMENT; SHELTERED WORKSHOPS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33644876978     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970510029984     Document Type: Article

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