Cambios en la hemodinamia cerebral en consumidores crónicos de paco y cocaína: estudio de casos y controles / [Changes in cerebral hemodynamics in chronic users of \"PACO\" and cocaine: case-control study].
Vertex rev. argent. psiquiatr
; 25(114): 92-8, 2014 Mar-Apr.
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| ID: biblio-1176971
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess if there are changes in brain hemodynamics evaluated by means of transcranial dopplers flow velocity, pulsatile index and cerebral perfusion pressure, between cocaine chronic abusers and healthy volunteers.METHOD:
Prospective, case and control, observational study. Sex, age, user history, vital signs and transcranial doppler findings.Statistical analysis was performed by means of normality test, Wilcoxons test for non parametric samples and T Student test.RESULTS:
Fifty-three abusers and 35 healthy volunteers were studied. Statistical differences were found for a diminish in age(p=0.008) and cerebral perfusion pressure in all cerebral arteries (p
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Index:
LILACS
Main subject:
Brain
/
Cocaine
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Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
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Cocaine-Related Disorders
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Hemodynamics
Type of study:
Observational_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
Es
Journal:
Vertex rev. argent. psiquiatr
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2014
Type:
Article