Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography and Neurocognitive Function in Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Karen B. Schmaling, PhD,
David H. Lewis, MD,
Jessica I. Fiedelak, BS,
Roderick Mahurin, PhD and
Dedra S. Buchwald, MD
From the College of Health Sciences (K.B.S.), University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, and the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (K.B.S., R.M.), Radiology (D.H.L.), and Medicine (J.I.F., D.S.B.), University of Washington, Seattle.

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Fig. 1. Aggregate scans for CFS subjects. The upper row shows scans from the experimental condition with blue color-coded voxels indicating activation greater than the 5% threshold compared with the control condition; the lower row shows scans from the control condition. The three slices are contiguous at the midthalamic level.
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Fig. 2. Aggregate scans for healthy control subjects. The upper row shows scans from the experimental condition with blue color-coded voxels indicating activation greater than the 5% threshold compared with the control condition; the lower row shows scans from the control condition. The three slices are contiguous at the midthalamic level.
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