Reduced thalamic grey matter volume in opioid dependence is influenced by degree of alcohol use: A voxel-based morphometry study

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-10

  Reid, Alastair G ^a,b   Daglish, Mark R C ^a,b   Kempton, Matthew J ^c   Williams, Tim M ^a   Watson, Ben ^a,b   Nutt, David J ^a   Lingford Hughes, Anne R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addict; Alcohol; MRI; Neuroimaging; Opioid; Opioid dependence; Thalamus; VBM; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THALAMUS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THALAMUS;

EID: 37749051239     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881107080795     Document Type: Article

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