Alcohol withdrawal other imaging findings
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shakiba Hassanzadeh, MD[2]
Overview
Overview
There are no MRI findings associated with alcohol withdrawal. Studies have suggested a decrease in hippocampal volume on a MRI may represent brain atrophy in patients with chronic alcoholism, however, a decrease in hippocampal volume has been suggested to have no association with seizures during alcohol withdrawal.
Other Imaging Findings
Other Imaging Findings
- There are no MRI findings associated with alcohol withdrawal.
- Studies have suggested a decrease in hippocampal volume on a MRI may represent brain atrophy in patients with chronic alcoholism, however, a decrease in hippocampal volume has been suggested to have no association with seizures during alcohol withdrawal.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Bleich S, Sperling W, Degner D, Graesel E, Bleich K, Wilhelm J; et al. (2003). “Lack of association between hippocampal volume reduction and first-onset alcohol withdrawal seizure. A volumetric MRI study”. Alcohol Alcohol. 38 (1): 40–4. doi:10.1093/alcalc/agg017. PMID 12554606.
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