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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2020

Is Chronic Opioid Abuse Associated with Cerebral Atrophy? An Observational Study.

Ankush Singla, Pushpinder Singh, Mridul Panditrao, Minnu M Panditrao

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Article in Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ankush SinglaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Pushpinder SinghDepartment of Radio Diagnosis, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Mridul PanditraoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Minnu M PanditraoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India.
Adesh University · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecreational drug abuse is a serious health problem that poses detrimental effects on central nervous system. Neuroimaging plays a pivotal role in the detection of these abnormal changes in the brain associated with the drug abuse. This study focuses on the grading of cerebral atrophy in the opioid-addicted patients and their association with the age and duration of opioid abuse.

objectivesGrading of cerebral atrophy in opioid-addicted patients and to assess the probable association between chronic opioid abuse and cerebral atrophy in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective study was carried out on 40 patients of opioid abuse who were admitted in the ICU of the hospital over a period of 2 years. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of these patients was done using Siemens Avanto 1.5 Tesla scanner.

resultsAll the patients were male with 25 patients having varying degrees of cerebral atrophy as assessed from Pasquier scale. Majority of the patients (

conclusionOpioid-dependent patients with long-term substance abuse had probable association with the atrophic changes in brain as assessed from neuroimaging. The progressing age and longer duration of drug abuse may foster significant alterations to the brain structure leading to varied degree of cerebral atrophy. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Singla A, Singh P, Panditrao M, Panditrao MM. Is Chronic Opioid Abuse Associated with Cerebral Atrophy? An Observational Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020;24(4):276-280.

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Chronic opioid abuseGeneral cerebral atrophyNeuroimaging techniquesProbable association

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