TABLE 2:

Metabolite ratios

IndividualMetabolite Levels Relative to Gray MatterMetabolite Ratios
ChoCrNAANAA/ChoNAA/CrCho/Cr
A. Frontal white matter
Patient 11.171.190.841.161.631.41
Patient 21.281.011.021.622.631.63
Patient 31.680.950.871.272.321.83
Control subject 11.641.000.811.092.172.00
Control subject 21.510.920.941.262.572.03
Control subject 31.140.610.851.894.172.21
B. Centrum semiovale
Patient 11.381.110.740.871.551.79
Patient 21.280.950.891.422.431.71
Patient 31.611.020.961.462.381.63
Control subject 11.350.810.821.342.712.03
Control subject 21.380.850.991.462.901.99
Control subject 31.550.850.991.613.462.15
C: Parietal white matter
Patient 11.311.030.610.761.371.81
Patient 21.130.970.931.692.501.48
Patient 31.651.030.811.201.981.66
Control subject 11.420.920.841.292.421.87
Control subject 21.420.840.961.372.842.07
Control subject 31.450.660.841.463.802.60
D: Parieto-occipital gray matter*
Patient 1NANANA1.612.311.43
Patient 2NANANA2.032.601.28
Patient 3NANANA2.442.521.04
Control subject 1NANANA2.192.671.22
Control subject 2NANANA2.032.501.23
Control subject 3NANANA2.522.991.18
  • Note.—Patient 1 was aged 2 years 5 months; patient 2, 3 years, 8 months; patient 3, 7 years, 6 months; control subject 1, 1 year, 9 months; control subject 2, 3 years, 2 months; and control subject 3, 7 years, 0 months.

  • * NA indicates not applicable.