Changes of Functional MRI Findings in a Patient Whose Pathological Gambling Improved with Fluvoxamine
Yonsei Medical Journal
; : 441-444, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
Legalized gambling is a growing industry, and is probably a factor in the presently increasing prevalence of pathological gambling. We present a case of a 36-year-old pathological gambler who was treated with fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, and who was assessed by functional MRI before and after drug administration. During activation periods, the pathological gambler was shown cards as stimuli, and fMRI results in several brain regions showed differential effects before and after medication and a maintenance period. This case demonstrates that the treatment response to fluvoxamine in a pathological gambler was observed not only by subjective self-report, but also by objective fMRI results. Therefore, fMRI may be a useful tool in the diagnosis and prediction of treatment response in patients afflicted with pathological gambling.
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Fluvoxamina
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Comportamento Aditivo
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Inibidores Seletivos de Recaptação de Serotonina
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Jogo de Azar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article