TABLE 3:

Regional rCBF before and after treatment

rCBF (ml/min/100g)Before Treatment6 Months After TreatmentP Value*
Symptomatic patients (n = 10)
    Resting23.3 ± 5.126.8 ± 7.3.1849
    Acetazolamide27.1 ± 5.138.0 ± 12.4.0166
    ΔF3.9 ± 2.711.2 ± 7.0.0367
Asymptomatic patients (n = 4)
    Resting28.8 ± 8.230.1 ± 6.4>.05
    Acetazolamide38.4 ± 7.647.4 ± 8.6.0679
    ΔF9.7 ± 2.617.2 ± 6.9.0679
  • * Wilcoxon signed rank test.

  • Acetazolamide rCBF − resting rCBF.