Morphological abnormalities in the brains of chronic alcoholics--a clinical psychological and computerized axial tomographic study.
CAT has been performed in 100 alcoholism and 41 controls. Comparisons between the two groups are made, the clinico-psychological correlates of the morphological abnormalities discussed, and the preliminary findings on 23 patients followed up one year later are reported.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001284:Atrophy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed