Research Article

Reduced γ-Aminobutyric Acid and Glutamate+Glutamine Levels in Drug-Naïve Patients with First-Episode Schizophrenia but Not in Those at Ultrahigh Risk

Table 2

Means (SD) for tissue composition and spectral quality in the mPFC region in first-episode schizophrenia (FES), subjects at ultrahigh risk for psychosis (UHR), and healthy controls (HC).

GroupTissue compositionSpectral quality
CSF fractionGM fractionWM fractionFWHM (ppm)SNR

HC0.12 (0.030)0.56 (0.032)0.32 (0.049)0.11 (0.04)22.43 (5.13)
UHR0.12 (0.028)0.56 (0.038)0.31 (0.046)0.11 (0.03)21.90 (4.29)
FES0.11 (0.027)0.56 (0.040)0.32 (0.047)0.11 (0.02)20.81 (3.12)

GM: grey matter; WM: white matter; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; FWHM: full-width at half maximum; SNR: signal-to-noise ratios.