Abstract:Objective To detect lesions of neurons and nerve fibers of hallucinatory disease due to alcohol. Method A total of 19 patients with alcoholic hallucinosis and 10 healthy individuals were detected by Magnetic Resonance Spectrum (MRS) and Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and evaluated by positive and negative symptoms scale (PANSS). Results Levels of NAA/Cr inbilateral occipital lobe, left temporal lobe and right hippocampus of the 19 patients with alcoholic hallucinosis decreased significantly (P < 0.05); FA value in bilateral temporal lobe, occipital lobe, cingulate gyrus, corpus callosum, left hippocampus, right frontal lobe and right nucleus accumbens decreased significantly (P < 0.05); NAA/Cr negatively correlated with PANSS depression factor score in left frontal lobe, bilateral temporal lobe, bilateral occipital lobe and bilateral corpus callosum; NAA/Cr in bilateral hippocampus, right cingulate and bilateral nucleus accumbens had negative correlation with response deficiency factor of PANSS; FA value negatively correlated with PANSS scores in left cingulate; and the regional FA value had negative correlation with general pathology, depressive factor and thought disorder factor of PANSS. Conclusion The lesions of neurons in occipital lobe and temporal lobe and the diffused lesions of nerve fibers lesion are the main reasons of alcoholic hallucinosis. The damage degree of neurons has positive correlation with the level ofhallucinosis; the negative symptoms are related to the lesion of neurons, while the positive symptoms are related to the lesion of nerve fibers.