METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE FROM TRAUMATIC EXPOSURE, ITS TRANSITION TO POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, AND MONITORING SUBSEQUENT THERAPY

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and system for using neurochemical markers to enable whether a subject is experiencing acute stress, trauma, or PTSD and providing the capacity to monitor response to therapy on an individual basis. The markers can be an increase of NAA, glutamine or Fuc IV and lactate and a decrease of Fuc IV during the transition from acute stress to PTSD.