title: Frontal lobe atrophy and central motor conduction time in chronic alcoholics.
abstract: The central motor conduction time (CMCT) was investigated in 12 cases of chronic alcoholism with frontal lobe atrophy, 12 cases of chronic alcoholism without frontal lobe atrophy, and 12 age-matched healthy controls. The CMCT was significantly prolonged in the chronic alcoholics with frontal lobe atrophy as compared to the chronic alcoholics without frontal lobe atrophy and the healthy controls. A significant positive correlation was noted between the CMCT and the degree of frontal lobe atrophy. The CMCT may be prolonged in chronic alcoholics with frontal lobe atrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oishi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001284:Atrophy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology*