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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (\n                      <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                      H-MRS) offers a non-invasive tool for in vivo assessment of brain metabolites related to neuronal integrity and energy metabolism, but previous studies in CH have been restricted to conventional magnetic field scanner (\u2264 3 T), which has resulted in limited metabolic information. Ultra-high field (7 T) MR scanners enhance\n                      <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                      H-MRS with improved signal-to-noise ratio and separation of metabolite signals, providing more accurate and broader metabolic information, which may refine our understanding of hypothalamic dysfunction in chronic cluster headache (cCH). This study investigated whether patients with cCH exhibit altered hypothalamic metabolite concentrations compared with healthy volunteers (HVs).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                      H-MRS at 7 T was performed in 10 cCH patients and 11 HVs to measure the neurochemical profile of the hypothalamus. Spectra were quantified with LCModel, yielding ratios of 9 metabolites relative to total creatine (tCr). Welch\u2019s unpaired t-tests were performed as a first-level exploratory analysis to compare metabolites between the two groups. Then, group differences in metabolite ratios were examined using analysis of covariance, with age and sex included as covariates to control for potential demographic effects.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared with HVs, cCH patients showed significantly reduced glutamate (Glu)\/tCr (\u223c17%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and N-acetyleaspartate (NAA)\/tCr (\u223c10%;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.048), with no other metabolite differences. After adjusting for covariates, a significant group effect was still observed for Glu\/tCr (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0045), whereas no group difference was found for NAA\/tCr (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.079). Tissue composition within the voxel did not differ between groups, indicating that the observed metabolic differences were unlikely to be driven by partial-volume effects.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first study to characterize hypothalamic metabolism in cCH at 7 T. The observed reductions in Glu, together with a statistically less robust decrease in NAA, indicates hypothalamic neuronal involvement, possibly reflecting mitochondrial and energetic dysfunction. 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