TABLE 2:

Mean metabolite ratios

Subjects	NAA/Cr		Cho/Cr		MI/Cr		NAA/Cho
Subjects	FSWM	POWM	FSWM	POWM	FSWM	POWM	FSWM	POWM
Stage II SSPE	1.62 ± 0.03	1.56 ± 0.05	1.05 ± 0.01^*	1.15 ± 0.07^*	1.42 ± 0.15^*	1.34 ± 0.01^*	1.55 ± 0.16^*	1.36 ± 0.13^*
Stage III SSPE	1.08 ± 0.22^*	0.91 ± 0.17^*	1.43 ± 0.19^*	1.33 ± 0.23^*	2.35 ± 0.09^*	2.66 ± 0.10^*	0.75 ± 0.18^*	0.68 ± 0.04^*
Control	1.74 ± 0.12	1.69 ± 0.19	0.64 ± 0.11	0.66 ± 0.12	0.66 ± 0.11	0.63 ± 0.12	2.78 ± 0.50	2.59 ± 0.50

Note.—Data are the mean ± SDs.
* P < .01 versus control group.