Quantitative Morphology of the Caudate and Putamen in Patients With Cocaine Dependence
Jacobsen LK, Giedd JN, Gottschalk C, Kosten TR, Krystal JH. Quantitative Morphology of the Caudate and Putamen in Patients With Cocaine Dependence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 486-489. PMID: 11229995, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.3.486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine dependenceDopaminergic functionStriatal dopaminergic depletionTypical neuroleptic treatmentTotal brain volumeChronic cocaine dependenceCocaine-dependent subjectsChronic cocaine useStriatal hypertrophyExtrapyramidal symptomsNeuroleptic treatmentDopaminergic depletionHealthy subjectsBrain volumePutamen volumeCocaine useStriatal structuresCaudatePatientsPutamenHypertrophyMagnetic resonanceDeficitsQuantitative morphologySubjects