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FIG 1. Location of voxels and normal neonatal proton spectra.
A, The deep gray nuclei voxel includes most of the lentiform nucleus, the ventrolateral thalamus, and the posterior limb of the internal capsule. The spectrum reveals: 1) a small myoinositol peak, 2) a large choline peak, 3) two small creatine/phosphocreatine peaks, and 4) a medium-sized NAA peak.
B, The watershed voxel includes primarily white matter from the intravascular boundary zone. Note that the NAA and choline peaks are relatively smaller in the less mature watershed zone than in the more mature deep gray nuclei. Minimal or no lactate was seen in most patients who were developmentally normal at 12 months.
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