Table 1.

Metabolite measurements; percentage change in the follow-up examinations compared with the baseline examination

	Right hippocampal region		Left hippocampal region		Estimated significant change*
Follow-up I	Follow-up II	Follow-up I	Follow-up II
Choline/creatine	+46%	+12%	−8%	−13%	± 20%
NAA/creatine	+43%	−3%	−8%	−21%	± 30%
Myoinositol/creatine	+10%	−1%	−5%	−13%	± 30%

Bold numbers indicate significant changes.

^*Based on the variations in the repeated examinations of the healthy controls.

NAA, N-acetyl aspartate.