In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the medial temporal lobes of subjects with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-71

  Freeman, Thomas W ^a,b   Cardwell, David ^a   Karson, Craig N ^a,b   Komoroski, Richard A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Hippocampus; N acetyl aspartate; PTSD

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DISEASES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AGE-MATCHED CONTROLS; ANXIETY DISORDER; CONTROL SUBJECT; HIPPOCAMPUS; N-ACETYL ASPARTATE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PTSD; TEMPORAL STRUCTURES;

BRAIN;

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLDIER; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0031815153     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910400110     Document Type: Article

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