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Table 2 Mean post-WBRT relative declines of the h-tNAA concentration and absolute changes in memory tests

From: Hippocampal proton MR spectroscopy as a novel approach in the assessment of radiation injury and the correlation to neurocognitive function impairment: initial experiences

No

h-tNAA

AVLT

BVMT-R

RH

LH

BH

TR

DR

R

TR

DR

R

1

−7 %

−3 %

−5 %

−12

−3

0

−19

−6

0

2

−14 %

−10 %

−12 %

−3

0

0

−2

−2

−1

3

−14 %

−19 %

−17 %

−16

−2

0

−8

−4

0

4

1 %

−14 %

−6 %

−11

+1

+2

−5

−1

−1

5

−28 %

−20 %

−24 %

−3

−2

+3

−4

−2

+1

6

−22 %

−21 %

−22 %

−10

−5

+1

0

−2

−1

7

−26 %

1 %

−13 %

−2

0

−1

−8

−3

−1

8

−27 %

−2 %

−15 %

−14

0

0

−4

−4

−3

9

−29 %

−22 %

−25 %

0

+2

−1

−18

−5

−1

10

−15 %

−22 %

−19 %

−13

−3

+3

0

+2

0

  1. No patient’s number, h-tNAA total N-acetylaspartate in the hippocampus, RH right hippocampus, LH left hippocampus, BH both hippocampi, AVLT Auditory Verbal Learning Test, BVMT-R Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised, TR total recall, DR delayed recall, R recognition