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Serendipitous neurotransmitter findings in a frontline defender participating in a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of first responders and military personnel with PTSD by David Crompton OAM in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences

 Serendipitous neurotransmitter findings in a frontline defender participating in a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of first responders and military personnel with PTSD by David Crompton OAM in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract We report a case study of a patient with a clinical diagnosis of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) referred to a neurochemistry Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) study. The clinical evaluation prior to scanning suggested the presence of PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) accompanied by suicidal ideation. MRS prior to and at the completion treatment and 12-weeks post treatment identified neurotransmitters consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD and MDD. The neurochemistry evaluation immediately post-treatment identified levels that compared to healthy subjects while at 12-weeks posttreatment the neurochemistry reflected a recurrence of depressive symptoms that were described by the patient. These resu...