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Hippocampal volume loss in patients with alcoholism is influenced by the consumed type of alcoholic beverage
Author(s) -
Júlia Wilhelm,
Helge Frieling,
Thomas Hillemacher,
Detlef Degner,
Johannes Kornhuber,
Stefan Bleich
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agn002
Subject(s) - hippocampal formation , wine , homocysteine , analysis of variance , alcohol , alcohol consumption , atrophy , neuropsychology , alcohol intake , psychology , excitotoxicity , ethanol , medicine , chemistry , cognition , food science , neuroscience , glutamate receptor , biochemistry , receptor
The individual extent of structural brain tissue changes in patients with alcohol dependence is influenced by genetic factors, gender, age and possibly a dose/duration-effect. Aim of the present study was to investigate different types of alcoholic beverages with regard to hippocampal volume loss in patients suffering from alcoholism.

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