Shape deformation of the insula in alcoholics: Reduction of left-right asymmetry

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 1787-1791

  Jung, Young Chul ^a   Jang, Dong Pyo ^b   Namkoong, Kee ^a   Ku, Jeonghun ^c   Kim, Jae Jin ^a   Park, Sangjin ^d   Cho, Zang Hee ^b   Kim, Young Bo ^b   Lee, Eun ^d  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Insula; Left right asymmetry; Shape analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INSULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37349107144     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f193b4     Document Type: Article

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