Chronic alcoholism is associated with altered brain metabolism, morphology and cognitive abilities. Besides deficits in higher order cognitive functions, alcoholics also show a deficit in the processing of basic sensory information viz. visual stimulation.
To assess the metabolic changes associated with this deficit, 1H MRS was carried out in the occipital lobe of alcohol dependents.
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