RT Journal Article
T1 Reversibility of brain-stem evoked potential abnormalities in abstinent chronic alcoholics: one year follow-up
A1 Cadaveira Mahía, Fernando
A1 Corominas, Margarita
A1 Rodríguez Holguín, Socorro
A1 Sánchez Turet, Miquel
A1 Grau, Carles
K1 Alcoholism
K1 Reversibility
K1 Brain-stem auditory evoked potentials
K1 Evoked-potentials
K1 Brain-stem
K1 Abstinence
K1 Potenciais evocados
K1 Tronco cerebral
K1 Abstinencia
K1 Alcoholismo
K1 Reversibilidade
K1 Potenciales evocados
K1 Reversibilidad
AB Brain-stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were studied in 34 chronic alcoholics who had been abstinent for 1 year, and in age- and sex-matched control subjects. The patients were examined 3 times, at 1 month, 5 months and 1 year after the start of the abstinence treatment. At 1 month of abstinence the alcoholics showed differences with respect to controls in the peak V latency (P < 0.01), and in the III–V (p < 0.01) and I–V (p < 0.01) intervals. After 1 year of abstinence a significant improvement in the V (p < 0.01), III–V (p < 0.01) and I–V (p < 0.01) parameters was recorded. The most notable development was in the 5–12 month period, with shortening i latency (p < 0.01) and in the I–V interval (p < 0.01); in the first 5 months there was only shortening in the III–V interval (p < 0.01). This improvement was also indicated by a decrease in the number of patients with BAEP parameter abnormalities. The recovery of the functions impaired by chronic alcohol consumption after 1 year of abstinence was incomplete, although the tendency was towards normalization
PB Elsevier
SN 0013-4694
YR 1994
FD 1994
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24442
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24442
LA eng
NO Cadaveira, F., Corominas, M., Rodríguez Holguín, S., Sánchez-Turet, M., & Grau, C. (1994). Reversibility of brain-stem evoked potential abnormalities in abstinent chronic alcoholics: one year follow-up. Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology, 90(6), 450–455
NO This work was partially supported by Grant PM91-0159-C02- 01/02 from the Spanish Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)
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