Blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery in heavy alcohol drinkers

Z Gdovinová

doi:10.1093/alcalc/36.4.346

Blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery in heavy alcohol drinkers

Alcohol Alcohol. 2001 Jul-Aug;36(4):346-8. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/36.4.346.

Author

Z Gdovinová¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, P. J. Safárik University, Tr. SNP 1, 040 66 Kosice, Slovak Republic.

PMID: 11468137
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/36.4.346

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess if heavy alcohol drinking influences blood flow velocity in cerebral arteries. Blood flow velocity (V(mean)) in the middle cerebral artery was measured by transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) in heavy alcohol drinkers. Significantly decreased V(mean) was found in comparison with healthy volunteers.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Alcoholism / blood
Alcoholism / diagnostic imaging
Alcoholism / physiopathology*
Blood Flow Velocity / drug effects*
Cerebrovascular Circulation / drug effects
Cerebrovascular Circulation / physiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Middle Cerebral Artery / drug effects*
Middle Cerebral Artery / physiopathology*
Stroke / physiopathology*
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial