N-acetylcysteine normalizes glutamate levels in cocaine-dependent patients: A randomized crossover magnetic resonance spectroscopy study

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2143-2152

  Schmaal, Lianne ^a   Veltman, Dick J ^a,b   Nederveen, Aart ^a   Van Den Brink, Wim ^a   Goudriaan, Anna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cocaine dependence; glutamate; impulsivity; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CREATINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; GLUTAMIC ACID; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84863987616     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2012.66     Document Type: Article

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