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Altered white matter integrity in adolescent binge drinkers

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McQueeny, Tim, Schweinsburg, Brian C., Schweinsburg, Alecia D., Jacobus, Joanna, Bava, Sunita, Frank, Lawrence R., Tapert, Susan F.·2009·Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

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Background: White matter integrity has been found to be compromised in adult alcoholics, but it is unclear when in the course of alcohol exposure white matter abnormalities become apparent. This study assessed microstructural white matter integrity among adolescent binge drinkers with no history of an alcohol use disorder. Methods: We used diffusion tensor imaging to examine fractional anisotropy (FA), a measure of directional coherence of white matter tracts, among teens with ( n = 14) and without ( n = 14) histories of binge drinking but no history of alcohol use disorder, matched on age, gender, and education. Results: Binge drinkers had lower FA than controls in 18 white matter areas (clusters ≥27 contiguous voxels, each with p < 0.01) throughout the brain, including the corpus callosum, superior longitudinal fasciculus, corona radiata, internal and external capsules, and commissural, limbic, brainstem, and cortical projection fibers, while exhibiting no areas of higher FA. Among binge drinkers, lower FA in 6 of these regions was linked to significantly greater lifetime hangover symptoms and/or higher estimated peak blood alcohol concentrations. Conclusions: Binge drinking adolescents demonstrated widespread reductions of FA in major white matter pathways. Although preliminary, these results could indicate that infrequent exposure to large doses of alcohol during youth may compromise white matter fiber coherence.

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Authors
McQueeny, T., Schweinsburg, B. C., Schweinsburg, A. D., Jacobus, J., Bava, S., Frank, L. R., & Tapert, S. F.
Affiliations
San Diego State University (US)
Corresponding author
Tapert, Susan F.
Venue
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-06-22
Volume
33
Issue
7
Pages
1278-1285
ISSN
  • 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-0277
OpenAlex
W2060375736
Cited by
266
References
63
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FWCI
13.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01 AA13419, R01AA013419)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH064729, R01 MH64729)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA021182)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
Keywords
adolescent binge drinking, white matter integrity, fractional anisotropy, alcohol exposure, corpus callosum, superior longitudinal fasciculus, corona radiata, internal capsule, external capsule, peak blood alcohol concentration, diffusion tensor imaging
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Ethanol, Brain, Female, Humans, Male, Nerve Fibers, Myelinated, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Young Adult

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