Sequential MR Imaging and Proton MR Spectroscopy in Patients Who Underwent Recent Detoxification for Chronic Alcoholism: Correlation with Clinical and Neuropsychological Data
Martin Bendszusa,
Heinz-Gerd Weijersa,
Gerd Wiesbecka,
Monika Warmuth-Metza,
Andreas J. Bartscha,
Stephan Engelsa,
Jobst Böninga and
Laszlo Solymosia
a From the Departments of Neuroradiology (M.B., M.W-M., S.E., L.S.) and Psychiatry (H-G.W., G.W., A.J.B., J.B.), University of Würzburg, Germany.
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FIG 1. Position and representative spectrum of the frontal voxel of a 35-year-old man 2 days after abstinence from 7 years of alcohol abuse. The voxel was placed with its inferior edge at the callosomarginal gyrus and its posterior edge at the central sulcus
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FIG 2. Position and representative spectrum of the cerebellar voxel of the same patient in figure 1 on the same day. The voxel was placed with its medial edge in the left cerebellar hemisphere and its upper dorsal corner at the tentorium
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FIG 3. Metabolite ratios for NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr in the frontal voxel on days 1 through 3 (1) and days 36 through 39 (2) after abstinence
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FIG 4. Metabolite ratios for NAA/Cr and Cho/Cr in the cerebellar voxel on days 1 through 3 (1) and days 36 through 39 (2) after abstinence
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FIG 5. Volume of the external and internal CSF spaces (mL) on days 1 through 3 (1) and days 36 through 39 (2) after abstinence
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