The relationship between brain morphometry and neuropsychological performance in alcohol dependence

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 428, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-26

  Jang, Dong Pyo ^a   Namkoong, Kee ^b   Kim, Jae Jin ^b   Park, Sangjin ^c   Kim, In Young ^d   Kim, Sun I ^d   Kim, Young Bo ^a   Cho, Zang Hee ^a   Lee, Eun ^b,c  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Drinking history; Neuropsychological impairment; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SUBICULUM; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 35448962916     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.09.047     Document Type: Article

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