General Medicine, Toxin Research / 21.08.2014
Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups Abuse Associated With Abnormal Brain White Matter
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Ying-wei Qiu, MD
Department of Medical imaging
Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital
Guangzhou, China;
Medical Research: What are the main findings of this study?
Dr. Ying-wei Qiu: The main findings include:
- White matter (WM) integrity is abnormal in the IFO of bilateral temporal-occipital regions and right frontal region, and in the right corona radiata white matter in chronic Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups users.
- The abnormal white matter integrity related to the higher impulsivity in codeine-containing cough syrups users.
- The abnormal white matter integrity related to duration of Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups abuse in codeine-containing cough syrups users.