White matter microstructure alterations: a study of alcoholics with and without post-traumatic stress disorder.

Many brain imaging studies have demonstrated reductions in gray and white matter volumes in alcoholism, with fewer investigators using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to examine the integrity of white matter pathways. Among various medical conditions, alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder (PT...

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Main Authors: Caitlin A Durkee, Joelle E Sarlls, Daniel W Hommer, Reza Momenan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3832443?pdf=render