Open AccessFrontal lobe executive dysfunction and cerebral perfusion study in alcohol dependence syndrome
Author(s) -
Puneet Khanna,
Pookala Shivaram Bhat,
Jane Jacob
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_26_18
Subject(s) - frontal lobe , wisconsin card sorting test , executive dysfunction , psychology , perfusion , executive functions , alcohol dependence , temporal lobe , psychiatry , medicine , audiology , cardiology , neuropsychology , alcohol , cognition , epilepsy , biochemistry , chemistry
Long-term alcohol use leading to frontal lobe impairment has been a cause of concern for many decades. However, there are very few studies from India of evaluation of frontal lobe executive dysfunction among alcoholics. Hence, this study was undertaken to evaluate the frontal executive dysfunction using Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and perfusion deficits by Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) among alcohol-dependent patients.