Brain MR identifies youth prone to aberrant behaviors

September 9, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Brain MR identifies youth prone to aberrant behaviors Cerebral blood flow imaging may eventually help identify young people who need preventive therapy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cerebral blood flow imaging may eventually help identify young people who need preventive therapy Adolescents at relatively high risk for depression and alcohol abuse demonstrate distinct patterns of resting cerebral blood flow in areas of the brain associated with emotional behavior and decision making, according to preliminary results from the Research Imaging Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

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