Brain · 1982 · 194 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurologyRadiologyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyNeuroradiologyAlcohol DependenceAlcohol Use DisorderAlcohol WithdrawalBrain ImagingComputed TomographyNeurologic ImagingTomographyTreatment Unit
One hundred male alcoholics from an inpatient treatment unit were examined by computerized axial tomography. All were without clinically overt signs of brain damage. Fifty age-matched normal volunteers were used for comparison. Radiological indices differed markedly between the two groups, reflecting a high incidence of cortical shrinkage and ventricular dilatation among the alcoholics. Clinicoradiological correlations are discussed and the results of follow-up with rescanning are reported. Abstinence appeared to be strongly related to slow partial resolution of the CT scan changes.