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INTRODUCTION: Hazardous alcohol consumption (HAC) is a pattern of alcohol use that may result in harm for the user and/or for those around them. Prior research has suggested that HAC and alcohol dependence share some neurophysiological features but differ in others. AIM: To determine whether HAC and alcohol dependence presented different neurophysiological correlates. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Two hundred subjects were screened for HAC or alcohol dependence. A quantitative electroencephalo-graphic analysis of delta, theta, alpha and beta absolute power, relative power and mean frequency in subjects with HAC but not alcohol dependence, subjects with risk of alcohol dependence and controls was performed. RESULTS: One hundred and fourteen subjects met inclusion criteria. The HAC group presented with higher beta absolute power and relative power, as well as a lower beta mean frequency than the control group, while the group with risk of alcohol dependence presented lower delta absolute power than controls. CONCLUSIONS: HAC and risk of alcohol dependence present different neurophysiological correlates. There is an important effect of the severity of alcohol dependence on neurophysiological correlates of this condition. Our results support the existence of two different types of behavioral disinhibition.
TITLE: El consumo de riesgo de alcohol y el riesgo de dependencia al alcohol presentan correlatos neurofisiologicos diferentes.Introduccion. El consumo de riesgo de alcohol (CRA) es un patron de consumo que puede resultar dañino para el usuario o para los demas. Investigaciones previas sugieren que el CRA y la dependencia al alcohol comparten algunas caracteristicas neurofisiologicas, pero difieren en otras. Objetivo. Determinar si el CRA y la dependencia al alcohol presentan correlatos neurofisiologicos diferentes. Sujetos y metodos. Doscientos sujetos realizaron la prueba de deteccion de CRA y riesgo de dependencia al alcohol (DEP). Se realizo un estudio de electroencefalografia cuantitativa para determinar la potencia absoluta, la potencia relativa y la frecuencia media de las bandas delta, theta, alfa y beta en sujetos con CRA, con DEP y controles. Resultados. Un total de 114 sujetos cumplio los criterios de inclusion. El grupo con CRA presento mayor potencia absoluta, mayor potencia relativa y menor frecuencia media de la banda beta en comparacion con los controles, mientras que el grupo con DEP presento menor potencia absoluta de la banda delta que los controles. Conclusiones. El DEP y el CRA presentan diferentes correlatos neurofisiologicos. Hay un efecto importante de la gravedad de la dependencia al alcohol sobre sus correlatos neurofisiologicos. Nuestros resultados apoyan la existencia de dos tipos distintos de desinhibicion conductual.
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/fisiopatologia , Alcoolismo/fisiopatologia , Sistema Nervoso/fisiopatologia , Correlação de Dados , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Adulto JovemRESUMO
This report is a 2-year follow-up to a previous study describing positive behavioral changes and a spurt of EEG maturation with theta/alpha neurofeedback (NFB) training in a group of Learning Disabled (LD) children. In a control paired group, treated with placebo, behavioral changes were not observed and the smaller maturational EEG changes observed were easily explained by increased age. Two years later, the EEG maturational lag in Control Group children increased, reaching abnormally high theta Relative Power values; the absence of positive behavioral changes continued and the neurological diagnosis remained LD. In contrast, after 2 years EEG maturation did continue in children who belonged to the Experimental Group with previous neurofeedback training; this was accompanied by positive behavioral changes, which were reflected in remission of LD symptoms.
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Biorretroalimentação Psicológica/métodos , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/diagnóstico , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/prevenção & controle , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/diagnóstico , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/terapia , Criança , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/etiologia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/complicações , Masculino , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
In a study of 160 infants with prenatal and/or perinatal risk factors for brain damage, we observed three cases of schizencephaly. All cases were unilateral, and the clefts had open lips. In two cases, magnetic resonance angiography showed occlusion or absence of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) on the affected side. Two of the patients, including one with absent flow in the MCA of the affected side, had ipsilateral cerebellar atrophy.