Neurological assessments of marijuana users.

本章概述了用于评估药物对吸毒者神经系统的潜在长期影响的神经学方法。这些包括使用神经心理学评估，经颅多普勒（TCD）超声检查和脑电图（EEG）记录。神经心理学程序用于努力提供对个体认知能力的公正估计，包括语言技能，注意力，记忆力和运动技能的测试。TCD允许测量大脑前动脉和大脑中动脉中的血流，这些动脉为大脑皮层供血。脑电图记录包括在我们的评估大麻滥用者使用声音衰减，电子屏蔽室。这些神经学方法允许检测与滥用大麻相关的各种神经和神经血管缺陷。

This chapter summarizes the neurological approaches used to assess the potential long-term effects of drugs on the nervous system of drug abusers. These include the use of neuropsychological assessments, transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography, and electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings. Neuropsychological procedures are used in an effort to provide an unbiased estimate of the individual's cognitive capacity, and included tests of language skills, attention, memory, and motor skills. TCD allows for the measurements of blood flow in the anterior cerebral and middle cerebral arteries, which supply blood to the cortex. An EEG recording was included in our assessment on marijuana abusers using a sound-attenuated, electronically shielded chamber. These neurological approaches have allowed the detection of various neurological and neurovascular deficits that are associated with the abuse of marijuana.