Girls who suffer a concussive bump on the head in childhood could be at increased risk for abusing alcohol as adults, a new study suggests. The research in mice found that females with a mild closed-head brain injury were more likely to misuse alcohol later in life and associate drinking with reward and pleasure. This effect was not seen in males.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151012180924.htm
In females, childhood head injury could lead to alcohol abuse later in life
12 octubre 2015
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