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Computerized Tomography and Neuropsychological Assessment in Long‐term High‐dose Heroin Addicts
Author(s) -
STRANG JOHN,
GURLING HUGH
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb00784.x
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , addiction , neuropsychological assessment , medicine , heroin , heroin addiction , psychology , computed tomography , psychiatry , radiology , cognition , drug
Summary A clinico‐radiological assessment of seven high‐dose long‐term heroin addicts was undertaken to look for the presence of neuropsychological and CT scan pathology. Definite abnormalities mere found in both neuropsychological and CT scan assessments in some individuals but the pattern of CT scan and neuropsychological deficit in relation to heroin addiction was not constant.