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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2019

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy changes in a longitudinal schizophrenia study: a pilot study in eleven patients.

Beata Galińska-Skok, Agata Szulc, Aleksandra Małus, Beata Konarzewska, Urszula Cwalina, Eugeniusz Tarasów, Napoleon Waszkiewicz

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Beata Galińska-SkokDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Choroszcz, Poland, napoleonwas@yahoo.com.
Agata SzulcDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Pruszków, Poland.
Aleksandra MałusDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Choroszcz, Poland, napoleonwas@yahoo.com.
Beata KonarzewskaDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Choroszcz, Poland, napoleonwas@yahoo.com.
Urszula CwalinaDepartment of Statistics and Medical Informatics, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
Eugeniusz TarasówDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
Napoleon WaszkiewiczDepartment of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Choroszcz, Poland, napoleonwas@yahoo.com.

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purposeInvestigation of the longitudinal effect of schizophrenia on changes in various brain-metabolite levels and their relationships with cognitive deficits that have not been fully explained yet.

methodsFive years subsequent to their first examination for their first episode of schizophrenia, eleven patients from an original group of 30 were reexamined. Their cognitive functions were assessed with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Magnetic resonance imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy were performed on a 1.5 T scanner. Voxels of 8 cm

resultsNo significant statistical differences between the baseline and follow-up in

conclusionThe observed tendency toward decline in choline ratio might have been due to decreased temporal cell density or impaired neuron-membrane or myelin functions. A tendency for higher Glx levels suggest the involvement of thalamus dysfunction in the chronic schizophrenia process. The lack of NAA decrease might have been due to effective antipsychotic treatment. Further longitudinal studies on large patient groups are required to confirm these metabolic changes in schizophrenia.

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cholinecognitive functioningfirst-episode schizophrenialongitudinal studyN-acetylaspartateproton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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PMCPMC6459157

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