Increased white matter hyperintensities in male methamphetamine abusers

The current study was conducted to compare the prevalence, severity, and location of white matter signal hyperintensities (WMH) on brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in methamphetamine (MA) abusers. Thirty-three MA abusers and 32 age- and gender-matched healthy comparison subjects were studied. A...

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Published in:	Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 81; no. 1; pp. 83 - 88
Main Authors:	Bae, Soojeong C., Lyoo, In Kyoon, Sung, Young Hoon, Yoo, Jaeun, Chung, Ain, Yoon, Su-Jung, Kim, Dai-Jin, Hwang, Jaeuk, Kim, Seog Ju, Renshaw, Perry F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 04.01.2006 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Addictive behaviors Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Amphetamine-Related Disorders - pathology Biological and medical sciences Brain - pathology Brain activity Brain imaging Brain magnetic resonance imaging Cerebral Ventricles - pathology Dementia, Vascular - chemically induced Dementia, Vascular - pathology Demyelinating Diseases - chemically induced Demyelinating Diseases - pathology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug abusers Drug addiction Gender difference Gender differences Humans Korea Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Methamphetamine Methamphetamine - toxicity Midline Thalamic Nuclei - pathology Neuropharmacology Neurotoxicity Syndromes - pathology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease) Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Psychopharmacology Reference Values Risk Factors Statistics as Topic Toxicology White matter hyperintensities Korea White matter hyperintensities Brain magnetic resonance imaging Methamphetamine Gender difference Amphetamine derivatives Human Brain Drug addiction CNS stimulant Psychotropic Central nervous system Metamfetamine Sex Male Sympathomimetic Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging White matter Encephalon Addiction Methamphetamine: White matter hyperintensities Medical imagery Psychiatry
ISSN:	0376-8716, 1879-0046
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