Decreased frontal lobe function in people with Internet addiction disorder

• 作 者: Jun Liu Fatema Esmail Lingjiang Li Zhifeng Kou Weihui Li Xueping Gao Zhiyuan Wang Changlian Tan Yan Zhang Shunke Zhou
• 机 构: Department of Radiology, Second Xiangya Hosipital, Central South University,School of Public Adminis
• 出 处: Neural Regeneration Research
• 发表日期: 2013年34期
• 关键词: neural regeneration Internet addiction disorder internet gaming addiction magnet

In our previous studies,we showed that frontal lobe and brainstem functions were abnormal in online game addicts.In this study,14 students with Internet addiction disorder and 14 matched healthy controls underwent proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure cerebral function Results demonstrated that the ratio of N-acetylaspartate to creatine decreased,but the ratio of choline-containing compounds to creatine increased in the bilateral frontal lobe white matter in people with Internet addiction disorder.However,these ratios were mostly unaltered in the brainstem,suggesting that frontal lobe function decreases in people with Internet addiction disorder.

In our previous studies, we showed that frontal lobe and brainstem functions were abnormal in online game addicts. In this study, 14 students with Internet addiction disorder and 14 matched healthy controls underwent proton-magnetic resonance spectroscopy to measure cerebral function of N-acetylaspartate to creatine decreased, but the ratio of choline-containing compounds to creatine increased in the bilateral frontal lobe white matter in people with Internet addiction disorder. Host, these ratios were mostly unaltered in the brainstem, suggesting that the frontal lobe load change in people with Internet addiction disorder.