TABLE 2

Regional 11C-(R)-PK11195 BPND in CFS/ME Patients and Healthy Controls

RegionCFS/MEHealthy controlPIncrease (%)
Midbrain0.181 ± 0.0270.123 ± 0.0240.000147
Pons0.155 ± 0.0300.107 ± 0.0280.002145
Thalamus0.097 ± 0.0210.058 ± 0.0230.001366
Cingulate0.010 ± 0.0080.003 ± 0.0030.0353199
Amygdala0.057 ± 0.0310.031 ± 0.0250.058685
Hippocampus0.053 ± 0.0230.029 ± 0.0170.021281
  • Data are mean ± SD. Student t tests or Fisher exact test was conducted.