Association between brain size and abstinence from alcohol

R S Liu; L Lemieux; S D Shorvon; S M Sisodiya; J S Duncan

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02332-1

Association between brain size and abstinence from alcohol

Lancet. 2000 Jun 3;355(9219):1969-70. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02332-1.

Authors

R S Liu, L Lemieux, S D Shorvon, S M Sisodiya, J S Duncan

PMID: 10859046
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02332-1

Abstract

Brain shrinkage with chronic alcoholism is well acknowledged. We have shown, with quantitative analysis of serial scans, an increase in hippocampal, cerebral, and cerebellar volume after abstinence from alcohol.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alcoholism / complications*
Brain / drug effects
Brain / pathology*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Seizures / etiology*
Sleep Deprivation / complications
Temperance*