Reversible cerebral atrophy in recently abstinent chronic alcoholics measured by computed tomography scans.

Science (New York, N.Y.) ·Vol. 200 ·No. 4345 ·1978-06-02 ·Pages 1076-8

Carlen PL, Wortzman G, Holgate RC, Wilkinson DA, Rankin JC

Abstract

Eight chronic alcoholics received repeated computed tomography scans. Four, who maintained abstinence and functionally improved, showed partially reversible cerebral atrophy. Two nonabstinent patients and two abstinent patients who had completed functional improvement before the first scan showed no change in atrophy.

MeSH Terms

Adult Aged Alcoholism/diagnostic imaging,pathology,therapy Atrophy Brain/diagnostic imaging,pathology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Carlen P L

Wortzman G

Holgate R C

Wilkinson D A

Rankin J C

Article Info

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)

Abbr.

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

DOI

10.1126/science.653357

Published

1978-06-02

Pages

1076-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0404511

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1126/science.653357 View journal details

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