Cognitive dysfunction and cerebral volumetric deficits in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis
Zhornitsky S, Chaudhary S, Le TM, Chen Y, Zhang S, Potvin S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Cognitive dysfunction and cerebral volumetric deficits in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2021, 317: 111380. PMID: 34482052, PMCID: PMC8579376, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlzheimer's diseaseHippocampal formationUse disordersHigher Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-SumVentricular volumeVolumetric deficitsCingulate cortexClinical Dementia Rating Scale SumCoordinating CenterSmaller hippocampal volumesLarger ventricular volumesNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterIsthmus cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexMisuse of alcoholSuperior parietal cortexDistinct brain regionsCognitive dysfunctionHippocampal volumeInferior frontal gyrusRegional GMVHigh riskDementia severityDual diagnosis