Quantitative 3.0T MR spectroscopy reveals decreased creatine concentration in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of patients with social anxiety disorder.

BACKGROUND: The brain biochemical changes of social anxiety have not been clarified although there have been a limited number of MR spectroscopic studies which utilized metabolite/creatine ratios. Present study aimed to explore the alteration of absolute metabolite concentration in social anxiety di...

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Main Authors: Qiang Yue, Mengqi Liu, Xiaojing Nie, Qizhu Wu, Jun Li, Wei Zhang, Xiaoqi Huang, Qiyong Gong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3479123?pdf=render