Preliminary evidence for changes in frontoparietal network connectivity in the early abstinence period in alcohol use disorder: a longitudinal resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 14; p. 1185770
• Main Authors: van Oort, Jasper, Diazgranados, Nancy, George, David T., Horneffer, Yvonne, Schwandt, Melanie, Goldman, David, Momenan, Reza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 28.07.2023
• Subjects: addiction; alcohol use disorder; fMRI; Psychiatry; recovery; resting-state connectivity; alcohol use disorder; fMRI; resting-state connectivity; recovery; addiction

The early abstinence period is a crucial phase in alcohol use disorder (AUD) in which patients have to find a new equilibrium and may start recovery, or conversely, relapse. However, the changes in brain functions during this key period are still largely unknown. We set out to study longitudinal cha...