White Matter Integrity Deficit Associated with Betel Quid Dependence

White Matter Integrity Deficit Associated with Betel Quid Dependence

Betel quid (BQ) is a commonly consumed psychoactive substance, which has been regarded as a human carcinogen. Long-term BQ chewing may cause Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV dependence symptoms, which can lead to decreased cognitive functions, such as attention and inhibition...

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Main Authors: Fulai Yuan, Xueling Zhu, Lingyu Kong, Huaizhen Shen, Weihua Liao, Canhua Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
betel quid dependence
diffusion tensor imaging
tract-based spatial statistics
fractional anisotropy
mean diffusivity
anterior thalamic radiation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00201/full

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