Alcohol-use in excess is well known to cause damage to the brain. This damage may be particularly prominent in the frontal and parietal cortices. A recent study by Mon et al, using longtitudinal MRI imaging of brain blood flow, shows that smoking makes it more difficult for brain blood flow to recover following heavy drinking.
Reference:
Mon, A; Durazzo T.C; Gazdzinski, S; Meyerhoff, DJ.
The Impact of Chronic Cigarette Smoking on Recovery From Cortical Gray Matter Perfusion Deficits in Alcohol Dependence: Longitudinal Arterial Spin Labeling MRI.
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.00960.x
Tags: Alchohol - Alcohol Dependence - Brain - Brain Damage - MRI - Smoking
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