Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the hippocampus and occipital white matter in PTSD: Preliminary results

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 666-670

  Villarreal, Gerardo ^a   Petropoulos, Helen ^a   Hamilton, Derek A ^a   Rowland, Laura M ^a   Horan, William P ^a   Griego, Jacqueline A ^a   Moreshead, Margaret ^a   Hart, Blaine L ^a   Brooks, William M ^a  

^a VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hippocampus; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; N acetylaspartate; Posttraumatic stress disorder; White matter

Indexed keywords

N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0036751570     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370204700709     Document Type: Article

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