Change of brain structure imaging of long-term withdrawal of methamphetamine-dependent patients
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2018.01.007
- VernacularTitle:长期戒断甲基苯丙胺依赖患者脑结构影像学改变
- Author:
Zhixue ZHANG
1
;
Ping LI
;
Lidan FAN
;
Fangxu TAO
;
Yining LI
;
Bo JIANG
;
Jun LIU
;
Zhifeng KOU
Author Information
1. 湖南中医药大学第一附属医院放射科
- Keywords:
long-term abstinence;
methamphetamine dependence;
voxel-based morphometry;
volume of gray matter
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2018;43(1):41-48
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the characteristics of brain structure in patients with long-term withdrawal of methamphetamine-dependence.Methods:A total of 44 patients with withdrawal of methamphetamine-dependent for more than 14 months were recruited,who met the diagnostic criteria for substance dependence in the fifth edition of the American Mental Disorders Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-Ⅴ),and 40 healthy subjects were used as the control.In addition to the general scale of drug-relevant survey,the subjects received the 3.0T magnetic resonance high-resolution scan.The voxel-based morphometric measurements for the subject's brain gray volume were conducted.Results:There was no significant difference in age,education,smoking and alcohol consumption between the methamphetamine-dependent withdrawal group and the control group (P＞0.05).The volumes for the bilateral cerebellum,the left side of temporal gyrus and the right side of the lingual gyrus in the methamphetamine-dependent withdrawal group were increased than those in the control group.The volumes for the bilateral lingual gyrus and bilateral cuneus in the methamphetamine-dependent withdrawal group were decreased than those in the control group.The volumes of left of cuneus and cerebellum were positively correlated with the duration of abstinence.Conclusion:After long-term abstinence,although the patients still show abnormal brain structure,their behavior and cognitive function is improved.The cerebral nerve structural is recovered from long-term abstinence.
