OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the separate and combined effects of
methamphetamine dependence and HIV infection on brain morphology. METHOD …

BACKGROUND: Group differences in brain structure between methamphetamine-
dependent and healthy research participants have been reported, but findings in the …

Methamphetamine (MA) is associated with behavioral and cognitive deficits that may be
related to macrostructural abnormalities. Quantitative anatomical comparisons between …

The study evaluated the relationship between age and frontal and temporal lobe volumes in
young cohorts of cocaine-dependent (CD), amphetamine-dependent (Am), and normal …

ABSTRACT Background Methamphetamine (Meth) abuse continues to be a major illicit drug
of abuse. Neuroimaging findings suggest that Meth is neurotoxic and may alter various brain …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about structural brain abnormalities associated with
methamphetamine (METH) abuse; therefore, we aimed: 1) to evaluate possible …

Methamphetamine (Meth) use is frequent among HIV-infected persons. Combined HIV and
Meth insults may exacerbate neural injury in vulnerable neuroanatomic structures or …

Both HIV infection and methamphetamine dependence can be associated with brain
dysfunction. Little is known, however, about the cognitive effects of concurrent HIV infection …

We review evidence that structural brain abnormalities are associated with abuse of
amphetamines. A brief history of amphetamine use/abuse and evidence for toxicity is …

The similarity between psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia such as
hallucinations and delusions and those caused by administration of methamphetamine has …