Mean (SD) of regional cerebral blood flows

Regional blood flows (ml/100 g/min)Absolute changes by acetazolamide (ml/100 g/min)Increase rates by acetazolamide (%)
AlcoholicControlAlcoholicControlAlcoholicControl
Frontal cortex52.8 (9.3)** 70.9 (9.8)31.9 (6.6)37.4 (7.4)60.4 (9.5)52.8 (9.1)
Temporal cortex51.9 (9.2)** 68.4 (9.6)32.9 (6.8)38.8 (6.6)63.4 (9.0)56.7 (8.4)
Parietal cortex51.1 (9.0)** 67.4 (9.5)29.5 (6.6)35.7 (6.5)57.7 (8.3)53.0 (7.8)
Occipital cortex49.8 (8.8)** 66.6 (9.5)27.7 (6.5)33.6 (6.3)55.6 (8.9)50.5 (8.2)
Anterior cingulate cortex52.2 (9.2)** 70.4 (9.7)31.3 (6.1)36.9 (6.8)60.0 (9.2)52.4 (8.9)
Frontal white matter24.5 (7.4)27.4 (7.5)10.8 (2.8)12.0 (3.0)44.2 (7.1)43.8 (7.4)
Occipital white matter23.1 (7.0)25.9 (7.2)11.1 (2.9)12.3 (3.1)48.2 (7.6)47.3 (7.9)
Thalamus57.2 (9.4)** 71.5 (9.2)32.3 (5.3)35.2 (5.1)56.4 (8.9)49.2 (7.8)
Caudate nucleus78.4 (9.5)82.3 (9.2)33.2 (5.4)31.6 (4.9)42.3 (6.5)38.4 (6.2)
Putamen72.4 (8.7)1-150 80.2 (8.4)39.0 (5.6)42.3 (5.9)53.8 (8.4)52.7 (8.1)
  • 1-150 P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01 v healthy control group.