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Murad Atmaca1, Hanefi Yildirim, M Gurkan Gurok
1Department of Psychiatry, Firat University, School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey. matmaca_p@yahoo.com
Objective:
In the present study, we measured hippocampal N-acetyl-l-aspartate (NAA), choline (CHO) and creatine (CRE) values in patients with panic disorder and healthy control subjects using in vivo(1)H MRS.
Methods:
We scanned 20 patients meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) criteria for panic disorder and 20 matched healthy controls with a 1.5 Tesla GE Signa Imaging System and measured of NAA, CHO, and CRE in hippocampal regions.
Results:
When NAA, CHO and CRE values were compared between groups, statistically significant lower levels for all ones were detected for both sides.
Conclusion:
Consequently, in the present study we found that NAA, CHO and CRE values of the patients with panic disorder were lower than those healthy controls. Future studies involving a large number of panic patients may shed further light on the generalizability of the current findings to persons with panic disorder.
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