MR spectroscopyNo cooling
(n=14)		72 hours of cooling
(n=26)
Lac/NAA0.16 (0.06)0.12 (0.03)
NAA/Cho0.67 (0.08)*0.89 (0.11)*
NAA/Cr1.42 (0.11)*1.64 (0.18)*

  • Data are number of patients or mean (SD).

  • *P<0.001 (Student’s t-test).

  • Cho, total choline; Cr, total creatinine; Lac, threonine+lactate; NAA, N-acetylaspartate+N-acetylaspartylglutamate.