NEURONAL DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CLOSED HEAD INJURY EVALUATED BY IN VIVO 1H MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVESWith the use of localized, water-suppressed in vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), the proton metabolic alterations of white matter in patients with closed head injury (CHI) and healthy controls are evaluated, and metabolic alterations with Glasgow Outcome Scale (G