Table 1.
Location | Group | NAA (mean ± SD)b | Cho (mean ±SD)b | NAA/Cho (mean ± SD) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lentiform nucleus | ALS | 2097.07 ± 101.89 | 526.54 ± 34.76 | 4.00 ± 0.36 |
Control | 2259.51 ± 166.19 | 456.35 ± 55.65 | 5.06 ± 0.66 | |
p | 0.02a | <0.01a | <0.01a | |
Caudate | ALS | 1904.84 ± 236.60 | 584.03 ± 170.53 | 3.14 ± 1.03 |
Control | 2333.18 ± 313.44 | 414.51 ± 117.00 | 4.67 ± 1.29 | |
p | 0.01a | 0.04 | 0.03 | |
Thalamus | ALS | 2282.33 ± 189.08 | 605.56 ± 55.15 | 3.79 ± 0.15 |
Control | 2650.69 ± 160.45 | 515.59 ± 50.76 | 5.19 ± 0.58 | |
p | <0.01a | <0.01a | <0.01a |
Cho, choline; NAA, N-acetylaspartate; SD, standard deviation.
Significant p value, corrected for multiple comparisons, with cut-off set to less than 0.025.
Institutional unit.