Effects of alcohol dependence on cortical thickness as determined by magnetic resonance imaging

Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging

Volumn 204, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 101-111

  Momenan, Reza ^a   Steckler, Leah E ^a   Saad, Ziad S ^b   van Rafelghem, Stefanie ^a   Kerich, Michael J ^a   Hommer, Daniel W ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Biomarker; Freesurfer; Gray matter; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL THICKNESS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FRONTAL GYRUS; GENDER; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INSULA; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; OPIATE ADDICTION; POSTCENTRAL GYRUS; PRECUNEUS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOKING; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM (U.S.); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872419562     PISSN: 09254927     EISSN: 18727506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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