Lower Choline Rate in the Left Prefrontal Cortex Is Associated With Higher Amount of Alcohol Use in Alcohol Use Disorder

Excessive and long-term alcohol consumption produce metabolic changes, such as of choline, in many brain regions in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and in non-AUD subjects as well. This study examined the association of choline proportion in the prefrontal cortex with pattern of alcohol use in AUD patien...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Stênio Moll de Souza, Marcos Rosa, Thaísa Malbar Rodrigues, Thayssa Dalla Costa Escobar, Emerson Leandro Gasparetto, Ester Miyuki Nakamura-Palacios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00563/full