| Literature DB >> 3211313 |
G Schroth1, T Naegele, U Klose, K Mann, D Petersen.
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging of the intracranial CSF volume was compared before and after 5 weeks of confirmed abstinence in 9 alcohol-dependent patients. All patients showed a highly significant reduction in CSF volume in accordance with reexpansion of the brain after alcohol abstinence. T2 values for white matter, estimated by linear regression from 16 echoes of a CPGM sequence, however, showed no significant increase such as occurs in rehydration. This indicates, that alcohol-induced reversible brain atrophy cannot be attributed to fluctuation of free water in the brain only.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3211313 DOI: 10.1007/bf00404102
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroradiology ISSN: 0028-3940 Impact factor: 2.804