A newly designed radiation therapy protocol in combination with prednisolone as treatment for meningoencephalitis of unknown origin in dogs: a prospective pilot study introducing magnetic resonance spectroscopy as monitor tool

Table 4 Summary of the H-1 MRS findings of 6 dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown origin treated with radiotherapy, before, immediately after treatment and 3 month follow-up

Dogs	MRS before treatment						MRS after treatment						MRS follow-up after 3 months
	NAA/Cr		Cho/Cr		Lips/Lac		NAA/Cr		NAA/Cho		Lips/Lac		NAA/Cr		Cho/Cr		Lips/Lac
	A	N	A	N	A	N	A	N	A	N	A	N	A	N	A	N	A	N
1	0.9	1.2	0.3	0.26	-	-	1.1	1.2	0.28	0.26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	0.65	1.2	0.35	0.312	-	-	0.80	1.2	0.30	0.32	-	-	1.1	1.2	0.33	0.34	-	-
3	0.52	1.31	0.56	0.34	Lac	-	0.41	1.29	0.59	0.34	-	-	0.23	1.3	0.58	0.33	-	-
4	0.44	1.2	0.37	0.386	Lips	-	1.2	1.15	0.36	0.37	-	-	1.2	1.2	0.34	0.34	-	-
4	0.44	1.2	0.37	0.386	Lac	-	1.2	1.15	0.36	0.37	-	-	1.2	1.2	0.34	0.34	-	-
5	0.52	1.12	0.6	0.32	Lips	-	0.83	1.2	0.45	0.3	-	-	1.1	1.2	0.4	0.33	-	-
6	0.45	1.09	0.49	0.33	-	-	0.67	1.0	0.40	0.35	-	-	0.9	1.0	0.32	0.34	-	-

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