| Title | Gender differences in cerebral perfusion in cocaine abuse: technetium-99m-HMPAO SPECT study of drug-abusing women. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Levin, J. M., B. L. Holman, J. H. Mendelson, S. K. Teoh, B. Garada, K. A. Johnson, and S. Springer |
| Journal | Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pagination | 1902-9 |
| Date Published | 1994 Dec |
| ISSN | 0161-5505 |
| Keywords | Adult, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Cocaine, Female, Humans, Male, Organotechnetium Compounds, Oximes, Perfusion, Reference Values, Sex Characteristics, Sex Factors, Substance-Related Disorders, Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Women |
| Abstract | Cocaine abuse continues to be a major public health concern, with a variety of medical and neurologic sequelae. Previous studies have demonstrated abnormalities in cerebral perfusion in chronic cocaine abusers and after acute administration of cocaine. Although women are becoming increasingly represented among drug abusers, few studies have included women. To the authors' knowledge, none has compared cerebral perfusion in asymptomatic women with that in men. |
| Alternate Journal | J. Nucl. Med. |
