Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study
Rando K, Hong KI, Bhagwagar Z, Li CS, Bergquist K, Guarnaccia J, Sinha R. Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 168: 183-192. PMID: 21078704, PMCID: PMC3668974, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10020233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume deficitsGray matter volumeAlcohol-dependent patientsMatter volumeVolume deficitsAlcohol relapseRelapse riskComparison subjectsBrain regionsCortical gray matter volumeAlcohol useRegional brain volume differencesSmaller gray matter volumePoor clinical outcomeBrain volume deficitsFrontal gray matter volumeGray matter atrophyAbstinent alcohol-dependent patientsAlcoholism treatment outcomeHigh-resolution structural MRIProspective study designHealthy comparison subjectsVoxel-based morphometryAlcohol-dependent groupMonths of abstinence