Assessment of Oxidative Stress and Neuronal Activity Affected in PTSD Subjects

We are reporting neurometabolic imbalances in post-traumatic stress disorder using edited and unedited single voxel spectroscopy with optimized HERMES data acquisition at 3T. We have investigated five brain regions that play a significant role in PTSD including insula, hippocampus, amygdala, anterior, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Our findings report the largest metabolic concentration changes in amygdala which moderates flight or fight state. Moreover, we observe decrease of primary neurotransmitter GABA in hippocampus, antioxidant GSH in DLPFC, and membrane turnover marker tCho across all brain regions.