Altered benzodiazepine receptor sensitivity in alcoholism: A study with fMRI and acute lorazepam challenge

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-251

  Schlösser, Ralf G M ^a   Gesierich, Thomas ^b   Wagner, Gerd ^a   Bolz, Matthias ^a   Gründer, Gerhard ^b   Dielentheis, Thomas F ^b   Scherb, Claudius ^b   Stoeter, Peter ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benzodiazepines; Cerebellum; Cognition; gamma aminobutyric acid; Working memory

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; LORAZEPAM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CEREBELLUM; CHLORMETHIAZOLE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GABA MODULATORS; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 33947191942     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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