Altered Striatocerebellar Metabolism and Systemic Inflammation in Parkinson’s Disease

Figure 1

Location of the regions of interest and corresponding representative spectra. Region of interest in (a) basal ganglia, (b) cerebellum of a healthy volunteer and (c) basal ganglia, and (d) cerebellum of a PD patient. Major peaks in representative spectrum indicate choline (Cho), creatine (Cre), and N-acetylaspartate (NAA). The metabolite Cho peak increase in basal ganglia of PD (c) and NAA peak decrease in cerebellum of PD patient (d) (indicated by thick arrow).

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