Increased white matter signal hyperintensities in long-term abstinent alcoholics compared with nonalcoholic controls

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-78

  Fein, George ^a   Shimotsu, Ryan ^a   Di Sclafani, Victoria ^b   Barakos, Jerome ^c   Harper, Clive ^d  

^a Neurobehavioral Research Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol dependence; Alcoholism; White matter lesions; White matter signal hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149125413     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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