The main finding of this study was a significant reduction in the ratios of NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho in lesioned white matter, which indicates a marker of neuronal loss or dysfunction in patients with LA, which was correlated with cognitive function. This relationship between cognitive function and metabolic changes suggests that (1)H-MRS can be explored as a marker for cognitive dysfunction in patients with LA.
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