Alcoholism
Adolescent binge drinking may compromise the brain's white matter, necessary for information relay
Published in Disease Risk Factor Week, May 10th, 2009
Researchers know that the integrity of the brain's white matter is compromised in adult alcoholics, but it is unclear when during the course of drinking white matter abnormalities become apparent. A study of adolescent binge drinkers has found that even relatively infrequent exposure to large doses of alcohol during youth may compromise white matter fiber coherence.
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