title: Brain metabolite changes in alcoholism: localized proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of the occipital lobe.
abstract: Chronic alcoholism is associated with altered brain metabolism, morphology and cognitive abilities. Besides deficits in higher order cognitive functions, alcoholics also show a deficit in the processing of basic sensory information viz. visual stimulation. To assess the metabolic changes associated with this deficit, (1)H MRS was carried out in the occipital lobe of alcohol dependents. A significant increase in Cho/Cr ratio (p<0.015) was observed in occipital lobe in the alcoholic group indicating altered cell membrane metabolism, which may probably be associated with the alterations in the cognitive abilities associated with vision.
authors.affiliation: NMR Research Centre, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (DRDO), Lucknow Road, Timarpur, Delhi 110054, India.
authors.forename: Shilpi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Pawan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Smita N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Rajendra Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Subash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khushu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002794:Choline / Q000378:metabolism; D003401:Creatine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000378:metabolism*; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D001224:Aspartic Acid; C000179:N-acetylaspartate; D003401:Creatine; D002794:Choline