Key result
Third but not lateral ventricular size correlates with memory performance in male chronic alcoholics.
Population
39 chronic alcoholics and 39 controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Third ventricular size may mark memory deficits in male alcoholics; leaves open prospective validation and broader applicability.
Case-Control (n=78)
In chronic alcoholics, memory performance correlates with third ventricular size on CT scan.
Acker et al. (1987) conducted a case-control in Chronic alcoholism (n=78). Chronic alcoholism vs. Controls was evaluated on Relationship between memory performance and ventricular size. Memory performance in male chronic alcoholics was significantly related to third ventricular size, but likely not to lateral ventricular size.
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