title: Relationship of in vivo medial temporal lobe magnetic resonance spectroscopy to documented combat exposure in veterans with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: Veterans diagnosed with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comparison subjects underwent single voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) of the medial temporal lobe (MTL). PTSD subjects were divided into combat and non-combat groups based on military records. Combat PTSD subjects did not have lower MTL levels of N-acetylaspartate compared with non-combat PTSD subjects.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Service, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, Little Rock, AR, USA. TIMOTHY.KIMBRELL@VA.MED.GOV
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimbrell
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leulf
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardwell
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Komoroski
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000378:metabolism*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D047829:Vietnam Conflict