Table 3. Control ( =10) and epilepsy patients ( =5), evaluating locus 3, with means and standard deviations for metabolite ratios and concentrations (mm).
| Control | Ipsi | Contra | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cr:NAA | 0.89 ± 0.06 | 1.08 ± 0.08a | 0.98 ± 0.09a |
| Gluiamale:NAA | 0.64 ± 0.11 | 0.56 ± 0.10 | 0.58 ± 0.13 |
| NAA | 8.9 ± 0.9 | 7.1 ± 0.7a | 8.5 ± 1.2 |
| Glutamate | 6.0 ± 1.3 | 4.2 ± 1.3a | 5.3 ± 1.8 |
| Creatine | 8.7 ± 1.0 | 8.5 ± 1.3 | 9.3 ± 1.9 |
| Choline | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 2.7 ± 0.7 |
| Percentage gray matter | 48 ± 5 | 47 ± 7 | 52 ± 6 |
| Percentage CSF | 7 ± 4 | 9 ± 5 | 7 ± 5 |
a
Significantly different from control, p 0.05.