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[Cognitive vulnerability to alcohol dependence: related neuroanatomic endophenotypes].
L'Encephale - 1 Oct 2013
Seigneurie A-S, Guérin Langlois C, Limosin F
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Executive function impairments and high level of impulsivity may constitute heritable endophenotypes that confer predisposition for alcohol dependence. Brain volume abnormalities have also been reported in young, alcohol-naïve subjects at high risk (HR) for alcohol dependence, and linked to cognitive dysfunction. METHODS: This paper presents a literature review of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...
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